Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Bernstein · 1960
Peter And The Wolf / Nutcracker Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, 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.
XLP51024-2JSide A runout, variant 1
XXLP-51025-1KSide B runout, variant 1
XXLP51024-2C A111111111Side A runout, variant 2
XLP51025-1B C1111111Side B runout, variant 2
XXSM51026-2C H (Pyramid)Side A runout stamped
XXSM51026-1B H11Side B runout stamped
XSM 51026A side label
XSM 51027B side label
XXLP51024-2BSide 1 - Stamped Runout
XLP51025-1ASide 2 - Stamped Runout
XXSM51026-2B Λ||Side A runout, stamped, || etched, var. 1
XXSM51027-1C B|||||Side B runout, stamped, ||||| etched, var. 1
XXSM51026-2C Λ||||||Side A runout, stamped, |||||| etched, var. 2
XXSM51027-1AB ΛSide B runout, stamped, var. 2
XXLP51024-2C B1A runout stamped, B1 etched
XXLP-51025-1B CIIIB runout stamped, C111 etched
51024A label
51025B label
XLP51024-1ASide A runout
XXLP-51025-1DSide B runout
x"Lp" 51024Side A label
x"Lp" 51025Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 5593First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5593First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6193First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5593First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6193First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5593First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6193LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6193LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5593LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6193LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6193LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6193LP, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6193LP, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | UK | CBS S 61057LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks M 31806LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 31806LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBR 235044LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS SBR 475309 / CBS SBR 475 309LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS SBRG 72016LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS BRG 72016LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6193LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5593LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6193LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5593LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
24 vinyl pressings of Peter And The Wolf / Nutcracker Suite are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1960 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 5593.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 5593, MS 6193) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP51024-2J and XXLP-51025-1K. 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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