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
Vinyl pressings
by Frédéric Chopin · 1960
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.
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.
XW-117Label side A
XW-118Label side B
0 203 453Label side A
0 203 454Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ETERNA 8 20 136First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Telefunken SLT 43 027-BFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059 / Towarzystwo Im. Fryderyka Chopina XL 0059First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ETERNA 8 20 136LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ETERNA 8 20 136LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | World Record Club R-02132 / World Record Club R 02132LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Australia | World Record Club R-02132 / World Record Club R 02132LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-02132 / World Record Club R 02132LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Ricordi SXAP 4110 / Polskie Nagrania Muza SXAP 4110LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | World Record Club 1406RLP | LP |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 0059LP | LP |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 0059LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SXL 0059 / Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 0059LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SXL 0059 / Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 0059LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza XEPN 0122LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 0059LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Orpheus OR C-156LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Dzieła Wszystkie • Complete Works - Sonaty are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1960 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in Poland, German Democratic Republic (GDR), Germany. One of them is Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0059.
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.
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.