UK
September 1960- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 33CX 1705
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Gustav Mahler · 1960
Mahler Songs 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.
2 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year. 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.
(YAX418)Side A label
(YAX419)Side B label
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 | UK | Columbia SAX 2358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Columbia 33CX 1705First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Japan | Angel Records AA 7214LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Australia | The Record Society 63-6063 / World Record Club 63-6063LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1962 | Australia | The Record Society 63-6063 / World Record Club 63-6063LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1963 | Australia | The Record Society 63-6063 / World Record Club 63-6063LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1963 | Australia | The Record Society 63-6063 / World Record Club 63-6063LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Seraphim EAC-40117LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Seraphim S-60070LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Seraphim S-60070LP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of Mahler Songs are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1960 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK. One of them is Columbia 33CX 1705, released September 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33CX 1705, SAX 2358) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.