Canada
1965- Label and catalog number
- Columbia Masterworks MS 6792
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Bernstein · 1965
Chichester Psalms / Facsimile was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
XXSM111078-1ASide A Variant 1 stamped
XXSM111079-1ESide B Variant 1 stamped
XXSM111078-1C
XXSM111079-1D
o XXLP111076-1C // C1 // TSide A Runout
o XXLP111077-1C // II TSide B Runout
XLP 111076Side A Label
XLP 111077Side B Label
o XXLP111076-1C // C1 // TSide A Runout
o XXLP111077-1C // II TSide B Runout
XLP 111076Side A Label
XLP 111077Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6792First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6792First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6192First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6192First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Italy | CBS S 72374LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS Masterworks SBR235249 / CBS SBR-235249LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | CBS 72374LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS BRG 72374LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS SBRG 72374LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6792LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Chichester Psalms / Facsimile are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1965 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in Canada, US. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6792.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6792, ML 6192) 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.
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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