US
October 1964- Label and catalog number
- Columbia Masterworks M2S 695
- Format
- LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo · Two-Eye "360 SOUND "Stereo labels
Vinyl pressings
by Gustav Mahler · 1964
Symphony No. 2 In C Minor was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, 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.
o XXLP-75896-1E T IVSide A Runout
o XXLP-75897-2D T IVSide B Runout
o XXLP-75898-2E T IVSide C Runout
o XXLP-75899-2D IVSide D Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks M2L 295First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks M2L 295First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono, Box Set · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono, Box Set · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks M2S 695First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | CBS BRG 72283 / 72284 / CBS BRG 72283 / 72284LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks M2S 695LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks M2S 695LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS 77203 / CBS Italiana S.p.A. 77203Box Set, LP, Stereo | Box Set, LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | CBS CBS 75283 / CBS CBS 75284LP | LP |
| ? | Israel | CBS 72283 / 72284LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONC 10079-80LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOCL 114-5LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | CBS 72284LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| ? | UK | CBS SBRG 72283 / 72284LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS SBRG 72283 / 72284 / CBS 72283/72284LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS SBRG 72283 / 72284 / CBS 72283/72284LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | UK | CBS 77203LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks M2L 295LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks M2S 695LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Symphony No. 2 In C Minor are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1964 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks M2S 695, released October 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M2S 695, M2L 295) 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.