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Frédéric ChopinDzieła Wszystkie - Ballady, Barkarola

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Dzieła Wszystkie - Ballady, Barkarola

by Frédéric Chopin · 1959

17 pressings3 countriesRomanticClassical

Dzieła Wszystkie - Ballady, Barkarola was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Dzieła Wszystkie - Ballady, Barkarola

1 pressing came out in 1959, the album's first year. 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.

Poland

1959
Label and catalog number
Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0061
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

X.W. 121.2 M-U.A, Etched

XW. 122 M-U.B, Etched

XW-121Label A

XW-122Label B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 17 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza XL 0061First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960German Democratic Republic (GDR)ETERNA 8 20 142LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SXL 0061LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza XL 0061LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1961German Democratic Republic (GDR)ETERNA 8 20 142LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1969ItalyDischi Ricordi S.p.A. SXAP 4103LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownNot On Label 8 20 142LP, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, MonoLP, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono
?German Democratic Republic (GDR)ETERNA 8 20 142LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SX 0061LP, Album, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Remastered, Stereo
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SX 0061LP, Album, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Remastered, Stereo
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SXL 0061 / Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 0061LP, Album, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Remastered, Stereo
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SX 0061LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza XL 0061LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SX 0061LP, Remastered, StereoLP, Remastered, Stereo
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SX 0061LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SX 0061LP, Album, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Remastered, Stereo
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza XL 0061LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Ballada Nr 1 G-moll Op. 23
  2. A2Ballada Nr 2 F-dur Op. 38
  3. A3Ballada Nr 3 As-dur Op. 47
  4. B1Ballada Nr 4 F-moll Op. 52
  5. B2Barkarola Op. 60

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Dzieła Wszystkie - Ballady, Barkarola are there?

17 vinyl pressings of Dzieła Wszystkie - Ballady, Barkarola are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1959 and 1969.

When was Dzieła Wszystkie - Ballady, Barkarola first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Poland. One of them is Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0061.

How do I tell if my copy of Dzieła Wszystkie - Ballady, Barkarola is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XL 0061) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, X.W. 121.2 M-U. and XW. 122 M-U.. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Dzieła Wszystkie - Ballady, Barkarola on vinyl worth?

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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