Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Bernstein · 1963
1812 Overture was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, 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.
XXSM-59656-1BF SISide A [Stamped] "SI" is etched at 12:00
XXSM-59657-1AL SSM ISide B [Stamped] "SSM I" is etched at 12:00
XSM 59656Side A Label
XSM 59657Side B Label
Side 1 XXLP-59654-2G
Side 2 XXLP-59655-3K
XXL-59654-2ADSide A [Stamped]
XXL-59655-3AGSide B [Stamped]
o XXSM-59656-1BD C1Side A runout
o XXSM-59657-1BJ TSide B runout
XSM 59656Side A label
XSM 59657Side B label
o XXLP-59654-2AE SSMiSide A runout
O XXLP-58655-3AA SMISide B runout
XLP 59654Side A label
XLP 59655Side B label
XXSM-59656-1BFRunout A side [Stamped]
XXSM-59657-1CARunout B side [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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | UK | CBS SBRG 72147 / CBS S brg 72147First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | CBS ML 5877First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6477First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5877First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6477First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5877First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6827LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS SBR-475179 / CBS SBR 475179LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6827LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6827LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6827LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1970 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6477LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Unknown | CBS 30099LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBR 235194 / CBS SBR-235194LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS 72147 / CBS 72 147LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | CBS S 72520LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS 72147LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | UK | CBS 72147 / CBS S BRG 72147LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS SBRG 72147LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS 72147 / CBS S BRG 72147LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS SBRG 72147 / CBS MS 6477LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6827LP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of 1812 Overture are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6477.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6477, ML 5877, ML 6227, SBRG 72147) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM-59656-1BF SI and XXSM-59657-1AL SSM I. 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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