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Frédéric ChopinDzieła Wszystkie • Complete Works - Sonaty

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Dzieła Wszystkie • Complete Works - Sonaty

by Frédéric Chopin · 1960

21 pressings7 countriesRomanticClassical

Dzieła Wszystkie • Complete Works - Sonaty was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 • Complete Works - Sonaty

3 pressings came out in 1960, 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.

Poland

1960
Label and catalog number
Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059Towarzystwo Im. Fryderyka Chopina XL 0059
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

XW-117Label side A

XW-118Label side B

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German Democratic Republic (GDR)

1960
Label and catalog number
ETERNA 8 20 136
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

0 203 453Label side A

0 203 454Label side 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 21 vinyl pressings

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

1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960German Democratic Republic (GDR)ETERNA 8 20 136First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960GermanyTelefunken SLT 43 027-BFirst yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059 / Towarzystwo Im. Fryderyka Chopina XL 0059First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1961German Democratic Republic (GDR)ETERNA 8 20 136LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1962German Democratic Republic (GDR)ETERNA 8 20 136LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1975AustraliaWorld Record Club R-02132 / World Record Club R 02132LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1976AustraliaWorld Record Club R-02132 / World Record Club R 02132LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1977AustraliaWorld Record Club R-02132 / World Record Club R 02132LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
Year unknown13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ItalyRicordi SXAP 4110 / Polskie Nagrania Muza SXAP 4110LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?New ZealandWorld Record Club 1406RLPLP
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SX 0059LPLP
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SX 0059LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SXL 0059 / Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SX 0059LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SXL 0059 / Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 0059LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza XEPN 0122LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?PolandPolskie Nagrania Muza SX 0059LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USOrpheus OR C-156LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Sonata B-Moll (In B Flat Minor) Op. 35
  2. Sonata H-Moll (In B Minor) Op. 58

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Dzieła Wszystkie • Complete Works - Sonaty are there?

21 vinyl pressings of Dzieła Wszystkie • Complete Works - Sonaty are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1960 and 1977.

When was Dzieła Wszystkie • Complete Works - Sonaty first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in Poland, German Democratic Republic (GDR), Germany. One of them is Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059.

How do I tell if my copy of Dzieła Wszystkie • Complete Works - Sonaty is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XL 0059, 8 20 136, SLT 43 027-B) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XW-117 and XW-118. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Dzieła Wszystkie • Complete Works - Sonaty 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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