Vinyl pressings
by Igor Stravinsky · 1962
Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky 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.
8 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XXSM-55547-2AStamped runout side A - this variant
XXSM-55548-1AStamped runout side B - this variant
XXSM-55547-2BSide A Runout - variant 2
XSM 55547Matrix on label side A
XXLP-55545-2ARunout Stamped Side A
XXLP-55546-2ARunout Stamped Side B
XXLP-55545-2B T I-IIRunout Stamped Side A, 'T', 'I's etched, Variant 1
XXLP-55546-2B I I-IRunout Stamped Side B, 'I's etched, Variant 1
XXSM-55547-2C P IRunout A stamped - 'I' etched
XXSM-55548-1C P IIIRunout A stamped - 'III' etched
XSM 55547Label A
XSM 55548Label B
XXLP-55545-2BRunout Stamped Side A
XXLP-55546-2BRunout Stamped Side B
x"Lp" 55545Label Side 1 in parentheses
x"Lp" 55546Label Side 2 in parentheses
BRG 72 038 1L^ 2//420 V W WRunout Stamp Side A
BRG 72038 2L^ 2 ^420 V V XRunout Stamp Side B
SBRG 72038 A1Runout side A
SBRG 72038 B1Runout side B
SBRG 72038AMatrix on label side A
SBRG 72038BMatrix on label side B
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 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6331First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Coronet KLC 2808 / Coronet KLC2808First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | CBS BRG 72038First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | CBS SBRG 72038First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6331First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5731First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6331First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5731First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | CBS BR 155 005LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6331LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ETERNA 8 20 669LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Germany | Columbia MS 6331LP, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2015 | Germany | Columbia Masterworks MS 6331 / Speakers Corner Records Columbia MS 6331LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | CBS S 75 038LP | LP |
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ETERNA 8 25 669LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS SBRG 72038LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6331LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6331LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1962 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6331.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6331, ML 5731, BRG 72038, SBRG 72038) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM-55547-2A and XXSM-55548-1A. 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.
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