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Joseph HaydnSymphony No. 94 "Surprise" · Symphony No. 103 "Drum-Roll"

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Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" · Symphony No. 103 "Drum-Roll"

by Joseph Haydn · 1960

16 pressings8 countriesClassicalSymphonyOrchestraClassical

Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" · Symphony No. 103… was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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. 94 "Surprise" · Symphony No. 103…

4 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 3 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.

US

1960
Label and catalog number
Mercury Living Presence MG50208Mercury MG50208
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

MG 5̶̷2̶̷0̶̷ 50208 A FR 1 FF JJ

MG 50208-B FR 1 FF JJ

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UK

1960
Label and catalog number
Mercury MMA 11139
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

MG 50208 A JJSide A Runout

MG 50208 B JJSide B Runout

MG.50208 ASide A Label

MG.50208 BSide B Label

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Canada

1960
Label and catalog number
Mercury Living Presence MG50208Mercury MG50208
Format
LP, Mono · RFR
Runout / matrix

MG 50208 A RFR 2 FF JJ

MG 50208-B FR 1 FF JJ

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.

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960CanadaMercury Living Presence MG50208 / Mercury MG50208First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960UKMercury MMA 11139First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960USMercury Living Presence MG50208 / Mercury MG50208First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960USMercury SR90208 / Mercury Living Presence SR90208First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1964FranceMercury 121.022 MSLLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964FranceMercury 131.022 MSYLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971South KoreaSung Eum Limited SEL-100 011 / Fontana 894 089 ZKYLP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaMercury Wing SRW 18077LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyFontana 894 089 ZKYLPLP
?GermanyMetronome Juwel 0140.132LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?ItalyFontana 894 089 ZKYLPLP
?JapanFontana FG-251LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USMercury Wing SRW 18077LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USMercury SR90208LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USMercury SR90208LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?USMercury SR90208 / Mercury Living Presence SR90208LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Symphony No. 103 In E Flat Major ("Drum-Roll")
  2. Symphony No. 94 In G Major ("Surprise")

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" · Symphony No. 103… are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" · Symphony No. 103… are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1960 and 1971.

When was Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" · Symphony No. 103… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Mercury SR90208, released August 1960.

How do I tell if my copy of Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" · Symphony No. 103… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR90208, MG50208, MMA 11139) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" · Symphony No. 103… 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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