Vinyl pressings
by Glenn Gould · 1968
The Complete Music For Solo Piano was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
XXSM111567-2B 1 T 0A-side runout, stamped, but "1" etched
XXSM111568-2D 1 0 TB-side runout, stamped, but "1" etched
XSM 111567A-side label
XSM 111568B-side label
XSM 111567Label Side 1
XSM 111568Label Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS MS 7098First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 7098First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7098First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | CBS S 72675LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Netherlands | CBS 72 460LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | France | CBS 75 675LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 7098LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony 18AC 971LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AC 2012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7098LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7098LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of The Complete Music For Solo Piano are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 7098.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 7098) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM111567-2B 1 T 0 and XXSM111568-2D 1 0 T. 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.
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