Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Bernstein · 1962
Jeremiah Symphony / Third Symphony was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
XXSM54427-1CRunout side A variant 1
XXSM54428-2ERunout side B variant 1
XXSM54427-1C P IIRunout side A variant 2
XXSM-54428-2F P IRunout side B variant 2
SBRG-72399 A5Side A Runout
SBRG-72399-B1Side B Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | CBS BRG 72399First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | CBS SBRG 72399First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5703First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5703First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6303First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6303LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS SBRG 72399LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 72399 / CBS SBRG 72399LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS 72399 / CBS SBRG 72399LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6303LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Jeremiah Symphony / Third Symphony are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1962 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6303, released February 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6303, ML 5703, BRG 72399, SBRG 72399) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM54427-1C and XXSM54428-2E. 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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