Vinyl pressings
by Franz Schubert · 1963
Unfinished Symphony / Fifth Symphony was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XXSM-51519-2DRunout Side A [Stamped]
XXSM-45179-3AHRunout Side B [Stamped]
XXLP-76046-1F T A || oBonus Record runout stamped side 1
XXLP-76047-1F T B ||| oBonus Record runout stamped side 2
XXLP-51515-3DDeadwax, Side A (Stamped)
XXLP-45177-2EDeadwax, Side B (Stamped)
XLP 51515Side A, Center Label
XLP 45177Side B, Center Label
o XXLP-51515-3F ΛIIIIIISide A runout, stamped [ΛIIIIII etched]
o XXLP-45177-2G TSide B runout, stamped
(x"Lp" 51515)Side A label
(x"Lp" 45177)Side B label
XXSM-51519-2KRunout Side A [Stamped]
XXSM-45179-3BBRunout Side B [Stamped]
C-357-391Label side A
C-357-392Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6506First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | Japan | CBS OS-116First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6506First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5906First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5906First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | Japan | CBS OS-497-CLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 79 401LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 79 401 / Orbis 79 401LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOCL 1001LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Netherlands | CBS 60034LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Odyssey 4006LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | CBS Odyssey ODA 5013LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS Masterworks BR 235057 / CBS BR-235057LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | CBS Masterworks SBR 235057 / CBS SBR-235057LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Bolivia | CBS 100005 / CBS CBS 100005LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Odyssey Y 30314LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 61028LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Columbia OS-116 / Columbia Masterworks OS-116LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONC 10101LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AC 1273LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony 23AC 502LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS BR475060 / CBS BR-475060LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Odyssey Y 30314LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6506LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Odyssey Y 30314LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Unfinished Symphony / Fifth Symphony are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1963 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6506.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6506, ML 5906, OS-116) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM-51519-2D and XXSM-45179-3AH. 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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