Vinyl pressings
by Igor Stravinsky · 1964
Three Favorite Ballets 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.
4 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.
XLP-55537-1AM3L 305 - Side 1 stamped:
XXLP-55538-1AD ("1AD" is etched)M3L 305 - Side 2 stamped:
XXLP-49382-1GM3L 305 - Side 3 stamped:
XXLP-49383-1KM3L 305 - Side 4 stamped:
XXSM 55539-BDRunout side A variant 1
XXSM 55540-1BCRunout side B variant 1
XXSM 49386-2CRunout side C variant 1
XSM 49387-2AKRunout side D variant 1
MX137445Side 1 label
MX137446Side 2 label
MX146385Side 3 label
MX146386Side 4 label
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 | Australia | CBS 3BR 220015First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks M3L 305First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks M3S 705First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks D3S 705First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Columbia Masterworks M3S 705 / Columbia Masterworks D3S 705LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | CBS CBS 78307LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks M3S 705LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks M3S 705LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks M3S 705LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks M3S 705LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
10 vinyl pressings of Three Favorite Ballets are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1964 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Australia. One of them is Columbia Masterworks M3L 305.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M3L 305, M3S 705, D3S 705, 3BR 220015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP-55537-1A and XXLP-55538-1AD ("1AD" is etched). 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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