First-year pressing
The Goldberg Variations 1956 US Pressing (ML 5060)
The Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach
Mono
- Artist
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould
- Title
- The Goldberg Variations
- Label
- Columbia Masterworks ML 5060
- Country
- US
- Released
- January 3, 1956
- Format
- LP, 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" 35696Label A
- x"Lp" 35697Label B
- XXLP35696-4E 111111111111Runout A see notes - variant 1
- XXLP35697-3A 1111Runout B see notes - variant 1
- XLP35696-4A. IIIRunout A see notes - variant 2
- XLP35697-2A. IIIRunout B see notes - variant 2
Other US pressings of The Goldberg Variations
- 1956Columbia Masterworks ML 5060 / Columbia Masterworks ML-5060LP, Album, Mono
- 1956Columbia Masterworks ML 5060LP, Promo
- 1956Columbia Masterworks ML 5060LP, Mono
- 1956Columbia Masterworks ML 5060 / Columbia Masterworks ML-5060LP, Album, Mono
- 1961Columbia Masterworks ML 5060LP, Repress, Mono
- 1962Columbia Masterworks ML 5060 / Columbia Masterworks ML-5060LP, Repress, Mono
- 1962Columbia Masterworks ML 5060LP, Repress, Mono
- 1962Columbia Masterworks ML 5060LP, Repress, Mono
- 1962Columbia Masterworks ML 5060LP, Repress, Mono
- 1965Columbia Masterworks ML 5060LP, Repress, Mono
- 1965Columbia Masterworks MS 7096LP, Reissue, Stereo
- 1965Columbia Masterworks MS 7096LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo