Vinyl pressings
by Jean Sibelius · 1964
Symphony № 4 / Tapiola Symphonic Poem 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.
7 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
ZAL-6159-1G BI KT 1Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL-6160-1G BC KT 1Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL.6159Matrix on label - side A
ZAL.6160Matrix on label - side B
B.I.E.M.Boxed
M.C.P.S.Boxed
ARL.6159Side A label, inverted
ARL.6160Side B label, inverted
ZAL-6159-1G B KT 1Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL-6160-1G C KT 1Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL.6159Matrix on label - side A
ZAL.6160Matrix on label - side B
ZAL-6159-IGSide 1
ZAL-6160-IGSide 2
ARL-6159-1ASide A runout (stamped)
ARL-6160-2ASide B runout (stamped)
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 | Canada | London Records CM 9387 / London Records CM. 9387First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Decca SXLM.6095 / Decca SXL 6095First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | London Records CS 6387First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | London Records CM 9387First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Decca SXL 6095 / Decca SXL.6095First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | Decca LXT 6095 / Decca LXT.6095First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Decca SXL 6095 / Decca SXL.6095First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | New Zealand | World Record Club STZ 1016 / Decca STZ 1016LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1970 | Australia | World Record Club S/4798 / World Record Club S-4798LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1972 | Australia | World Record Club S/4798 / World Record Club S-4798LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Australia | World Record Club R-00568 / World Record Club S/4798LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-00568 / World Record Club S/4798LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6095 / Decca SXL.6095LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6095 / Decca SXL.6095LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Symphony № 4 / Tapiola Symphonic Poem are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Decca SXL 6095, released May 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 6095, LXT 6095, CS 6387, CM 9387) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-6159-1G BI KT 1 and ZAL-6160-1G BC KT 1. 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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