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Jean SibeliusSymphony No. 4 In A Minor. Love Suite

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Symphony No. 4 In A Minor. Love Suite

by Jean Sibelius · 1972

16 pressings6 countriesClassicalClassical

Symphony No. 4 In A Minor. Love Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Symphony No. 4 In A Minor. Love Suite

2 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year. 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.

USSR

1972
Label and catalog number
Мелодия CM 03189-90
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

33СМ03189/3-2Side A

33СМ03190/3-1Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972USSRМелодия CM 03189-90First yearLPLP
1972USSRМелодия CM 03189-90First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1975USSRМелодия C10-05641-42LPLP
1975USSRМелодия С10—05641 / Мелодия С10—05642LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1977USSRМелодия CM 03189-90(a)LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1978FinlandPolarvox MKJL 37 / Мелодия MKJL 37LP, AlbumLP, Album
1978GermanyMelodia-Eurodisc 86 191 KKLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1979JapanVictor VIC-5147LP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceМелодия СМ—03189 / Мелодия СМ—03190LPLP
?GermanyMelodia-Eurodisc 86 191 KKLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USQuintessence PMC 7199LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USSRМелодия CM 03189-90LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USSRМелодия СМ 03189-90LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USSRМелодия CM 03189-90LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USSRМелодия CM 03189-90LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USSRМелодия C10-05641-42(a)LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Symphony No. 4 In A Minor, Op. 63
  2. Love Suite, Op. 14

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Symphony No. 4 In A Minor. Love Suite are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Symphony No. 4 In A Minor. Love Suite are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 1979.

When was Symphony No. 4 In A Minor. Love Suite first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1972, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия CM 03189-90.

How do I tell if my copy of Symphony No. 4 In A Minor. Love Suite is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CM 03189-90) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33СМ03189/3-2 and 33СМ03190/3-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Symphony No. 4 In A Minor. Love Suite on vinyl worth?

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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