US
September 1958- Label and catalog number
- Columbia Masterworks M2L 256
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono, Box Set
- Runout / matrix
XXLP43361-1C 1 1Side A runout
XXLP43362-1K 1 1 1Side B runout
XXLP43363-1A 1 1Side C runout
XXLP43364-1C 1 1Side D runout

Vinyl pressings
by Gustav Mahler · 1958
Symphony No. 2 In C Minor "Resurrection" was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, 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.
XXLP43361-1C 1 1Side A runout
XXLP43362-1K 1 1 1Side B runout
XXLP43363-1A 1 1Side C runout
XXLP43364-1C 1 1Side D runout
XXSM43943-1E IIRunout side A
XXSM43944-1FRunout side B
XXSM43945-1D IIIIIRunout side C
XXSM43946-1H -Runout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks M2S 601First yearLP, Promo, Stereo, Box Set, Album · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo, Box Set, Album · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks M2L 256First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Philips ABL 3245 / Philips ABL 3246LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | PhilipsLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | CBS SBRG 72052 / CBS SBRG 72053LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks M2S 601 / Columbia Masterworks M2S-601LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks M2S 601LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia Odyssey Y2 30848 / Odyssey Y2 30848LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia Odyssey Y2 30848 / Odyssey Y2 30848LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | CBS Classics 61282/3 / CBS Classics S 61282LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | CBS Classics 61282/3 / CBS Classics S 61282/3LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | CBS 77271LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Netherlands | CBS Masterworks M2P 42472LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS Masterworks 5057 / CBS Masterworks 5058LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLCS 2683-4LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS Odyssey 2ODA 003 / CBS Odyssey Y2 30848LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 77 266 / CBS S 61 282LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 77 266LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOCL 188~189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony 30AC 1290~1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/SONY 40AC 1831~2LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONC-10191-92LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS SBRG 72052 & 72053LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS BRG 72052 / CBS BRG 72053LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS BRG 72052 / CBS BRG 72053LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks M2S 601LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks M2S 601LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Symphony No. 2 In C Minor "Resurrection" are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1958 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Columbia Masterworks M2L 256, released September 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M2L 256, M2S 601) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXLP43361-1C 1 1 and XXLP43362-1K 1 1 1. 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.