Canada
1972- Label and catalog number
- Columbia Masterworks M 30943
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
MAL-30943-1C C 0 CRunout side A
MAL-30943-1D 0 0Runout side B
AL 30943Label side A
BL 30943Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Bernstein · 1972
Leonard Bernstein Conducts Great Marches was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MAL-30943-1C C 0 CRunout side A
MAL-30943-1D 0 0Runout side B
AL 30943Label side A
BL 30943Label side B
AL 30943Side A [Lable]
MAL-30943-1CSide A [Stamped]
MBL-30943-1CSide B [Stamped]
BL 30943Side B [Label]
o MAL-30943-1C DSide A runout
o MBL 30943-1C / S CISide B runout
AL 30943Side A label
BL 30943Side B label
MAL-30943-1C C 0 CRunout side A
MAL-30943-1D 0 0Runout side B
AL 30943Label side A
BL 30943Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks M 30943First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks M 30943First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | CBS BSF.9229First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | CBS Classics S 61273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 30943First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 30943First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOCO-20LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AC 513LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AC 1540LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS Masterworks SBR 235487 / CBS Masterworks M 30943LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOCL 1091LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Leonard Bernstein Conducts Great Marches are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Canada, UK, US, South Africa. One of them is Columbia Masterworks M 30943.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 30943, S 61273, BSF.9229) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAL-30943-1C C 0 C and MAL-30943-1D 0 0. 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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