Vinyl pressings
by Karlheinz Stockhausen · 1967
The New Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
UVRS-1589Matrix side A
UVRS-1590Matrix side B
UVRS - 1589 - - 1SRunout side A variant 1
UVRS - 1590 - - 1SRunout side B variant 1
UVRM-1587-2KMatrix / Runout (Matrix side A):
UVRM-1588-2KMatrix / Runout (Matrix side B):
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | UK | RCA Victrola VIC 1239First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victrola VIC 1239First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victrola VICS-1239 / RCA Victrola VICS 1239First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Victrola Camden Classics VCCS-1239LP | LP |
| 1968 | UK | RCA Victrola VICS-1239LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | RCA Victrola VICS-1239LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | RCA Victrola 940.044 / RCA Victrola (VICS 1.239)LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1239LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1239LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victrola VICS-1239LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victrola VICS-1239LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of The New Music are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK. One of them is RCA Victrola VICS-1239, released August 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VICS-1239, VIC 1239) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UVRS-1589 and UVRS-1590. 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.
