Vinyl pressings
by Franz Schubert · 1966
Symphony No.9 ('The Great C Major') was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
2YEA 974-4 GG 1Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant
2YEA 975-4 H 1Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant
2YEA.974Matrix on label - side A
2YEA.975Matrix on label - side B
2XEA 2606-4Side 1 runout
2XEA 2607-2Side 2 runout
2XEA.2606Side 1 label
2XEA.2607Side 2 label
2YEA 974-5GRunout, stamped, side 1
2YEA 975-4Runout, stamped, side 2
2YEA.974Matrix on label - side A
2YEA.975Matrix on label - side B
2YEA 974-2 1 GRunout side A - machine stamped - this variant
2YEA 975-1 1 GRunout side B - machine stamped - this variant
2YEA.974Matrix on label - side A
2YEA.975Matrix on label - side B
2YEA-974-B9 IAMRunout side A
2YEA-975-A3 IEA &Runout side B
2YEA-X-974Label A
2YEA-X-975Label B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | His Master's Voice OALP 1178 / His Master's Voice OALP.1178First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | His Master's Voice OASD 2251 / His Master's Voice OASD-2251First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | World Record Club STZ 792 / World Record Club STZ.792LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | South Africa | His Master's Voice ASDJ 2251First yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | South Africa | His Master's Voice JALP 2251 / EMI JALP 2251First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Angel Records S 36328 / Angel Records 36328First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | His Master's Voice OASD 2251First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2251 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2251First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 2251 / His Master's Voice ALP.2251First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2251First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2251LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2251First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2251 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2251First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Brazil | Angel Records 3SCBX-453 / Angel Records 3CBX-453LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Brazil | Angel Records 3SCBX-453 / Angel Records 3 CBX - 453LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | UK | His Master's Voice SXLP 30267 / His Master's Voice 053 - 00 280LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | Harmonia Mundi France HM 10059LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Angel Records 36328LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 037-00 280LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H. SME 91 668LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 051-00 280 / His Master's Voice 1C 051-00 280LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Seraphim EAC-30045LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | EMI Eminence EMX 2010LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2251 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2251LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2251 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2251LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Seraphim S-60194LP | LP |
| ? | US | Angel Records 36328LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
27 vinyl pressings of Symphony No.9 ('The Great C Major') are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1966 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Australia, South Africa. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 2251, released February 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 2251, ALP 2251, S 36328, OASD 2251) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 974-4 GG 1 and 2YEA 975-4 H 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
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