Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Bernstein · 1969
Pomp And Circumstance - The Great Symphonic… was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, 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.
XXSM139620-2Hside A runout stamped
XXSM139621-2K IΛside B runout stamped
XXSM139620-2Dside A runout stamped, alternate
XXSM139621-2Aside B runout stamped, alternate
SBPG 61111 A1A-side runout, stamped
SBPG 61111 B1B-side runout, stamped
SBPG 61111 A1Runout, stamped, side 1
SBPG 61111 B1Runout, stamped, side 2
SBPG 61111 A1Runout, stamped, side 1
SBPG 61111 B1Runout, stamped, side 2
SBPG 61111 A1Runout, stamped, side 1
SBPG 61111 B1Runout, stamped, side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 7271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Portugal | CBS 61111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS Classics 61111 / CBS Classics S 61111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS Classics 61111 / CBS Classics S 61111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS Classics 61111 / CBS Classics S 61111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS Classics 61111 / CBS Classics S 61111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AC 122LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7271LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7271LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7271 / Columbia Masterworks MS 6474LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Pomp And Circumstance - The Great Symphonic… are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, Portugal. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 7271.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 7271, 61111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM139620-2H and XXSM139621-2K IΛ. 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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