US
April 1962- Label and catalog number
- Columbia Masterworks M2L 275
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · 6-eye Label

Vinyl pressings
by Gustav Mahler · 1962
Symphony No. 3 In D Minor was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
XXLP-55238-2B - BH IIRunout side A
XXLP-55239-2A - BHIIRunout side B
XXLP-55240-2A BHIIIRunout side C
XXLP-55241-2B - BH IIRunout side D
SBRG 72065 A3Runout Side A
CBS72066AGRunout Side B
SBRG 72066-B5CPRunout Side C
SBRG 72065 B3Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | CBS SBRG 72065 / CBS SBRG 72066First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | CBS SBRG 72065 / CBS SBRG 72066First yearLP, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | CBS SBRG 72065 / CBS SBRG 72066First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks M2S 675First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks M2L 275First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks M2L 275First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | CBS S 77206 / CBS Italiana S.p.A. (S 72065/6)LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 10 0961-62 / Gramofonový Klub 1 10 0961-62LP, Club Edition, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S 77206LP, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS 29 262LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Netherlands | Vinyl Passion Classical VPC 85270LP, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | CBS CBS75065/66LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONC 10099~100LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOCJ-31LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS BRG 72065 / CBS ML 5734LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks M2L 275LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia M2S 675 / Columbia Masterworks M2S 675LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia M2S 675 / Columbia Masterworks MS 6334LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Symphony No. 3 In D Minor are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1962 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK. One of them is Columbia Masterworks M2L 275, released April 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M2L 275, M2S 675, SBRG 72065) 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.