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Messiah 1958 US Pressing (M2S 603)

Messiah by Georg Friedrich Händel

Artist
Georg Friedrich Händel, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Westminster Symphonic Choir
Title
Messiah
Labels
  • Columbia Masterworks M2S 603
  • Columbia Masterworks M2S-603
Country
US
Released
1958
Format
LP, Stereo · 2 records
Format notes
Gatefold

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • MS 6038 XSM 44392Side A label
  • MS 6039 XSM 44393Side B label
  • MS 6039 XSM 44394Side C label
  • MS 6038 XSM 44395Side D label
  • XXSM44392-1BE AIIIIISide A runout, stamped [dashes etched]
  • XXSM44393-1AG T B1Side B runout, stamped [dashes etched]
  • XXSM44394-1AA P O II-IIISide C runout, stamped [dashes etched]
  • XXSM44995-1BE II-IIIIIISide D runout, stamped [dashes etched]
All 15 pressings of Messiah