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The Messiah 1949 US Pressing (SL-151)

The Messiah by Georg Friedrich Händel

Artist
Georg Friedrich Händel / Isobel Baillie, Gladys Ripley, James Johnston (8), Norman Walker (4) With The Huddersfield Choral Society And The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Sir Malcolm Sargent
Title
The Messiah
Label
  • Columbia Masterworks SL-151
Country
US
Released
1949
Format
LP, Box Set · 3 records

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.

  • XLP 643side A label
  • XLP 644side B label
  • XLP 645side C label
  • XLP 646side D label
  • XLP 647side E label
  • XLP 648side F label
  • XLP 643-5Dside A runout stamped
  • XLP 644-3Eside B runout stamped
  • XLP 645-3Cside C runout stamped
  • XLP 646-3B B2side D runout stamped
  • XLP 647-2Cside E runout stamped
  • XLP 648-3Cside F runout stamped
All 21 pressings of The Messiah