Vinyl pressings
by Gustav Mahler · 1969
Symphonie Nr. 6 was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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.
1 (P) 1969 E9 v 00 139341 S1Side 1 (Record 1)
1 (P) 1969 E9 v 00 139341 S2Side 2 (Record 1)
1 (P) 1969 F9 v 00 139342 = 2 S 1Side 1 (Record 2)
1 (P) 1969 F9 v 00139342 = 2 S 2Side 2 (Record 2)
C (P) 1969 E9 ◇V v 00 139341 S1 Made in Austria 24Side 1 (Record 1)
C C (P) 1969 E9 ◇V v 00 139341 S2 Made in Austria 24Side 2 (Record 1)
C (P) 1969 F9 ◇V v 00 139342 = 2 S 1 Made in Austria 24Side 1 (Record 2)
C (P) 1969 F9 ◇V v 00139342 = 2 S 2 Made in Austria 24Side 2 (Record 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 341/42First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | UK | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 341/42First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2707 037LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2707 037LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2707 037LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon MG 8864-5LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon MGX9927/8LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 341/42LP | LP |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris XL 172 781/782 / Grammoclub Ex Libris XL 172 781/782LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris XL 172 781/782 / Grammoclub Ex Libris XL 172 781/782LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Symphonie Nr. 6 are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in Germany, UK. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 341/42.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLPM 139 341/42) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 (P) 1969 E9 v 00 139341 S1 and 1 (P) 1969 E9 v 00 139341 S2. 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.
