First-year pressing

The Firebird 1962 US Pressing (ML 5728)

The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky

Mono

Artist: Igor Stravinsky - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Title: The Firebird
Label: Columbia Masterworks ML 5728
Country: US
Released: 1962
Format: LP, Album, Mono

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

x"Lp" 55537Label, Side A
x"Lp" 55538Label, Side B
XXLP-55537-1F AIII TRunout, Side A stamped, 'I's 'T' etched
XXLP-55538-1D AIIIIIIIII TRunout, Side B stamped, 'I's 'T' etched
XXLP-55537-1C IRunout, Side A stamped, 'I' etched, Variant 1
XXLP-55538-1D I TRunout, Side B stamped, 'I's 'T' etched. Variant 1
XXLP-55537-1C I TRunout, Side A stamped, 'I's 'T' etched, Variant 2
XXLP-55538-1A T I-IRunout, Side B stamped, 'I's 'T' etched. Variant 2

All 43 pressings of The Firebird