Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Bernstein · 1961
Symphonic Dances From West Side Story was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XXSM 52925-1FSide 1 runout, var. 1
XXSM52926-1GSide 2 runout, var. 1
O XXSM-52925-1K PSide 1 runout, var. 2
O XXSM-52926-2E PSide 2 runout, var. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 5651First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Philips SBBL 652First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | UK | Philips BBL 7517First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6251First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6251LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS Classics 61096 / CBS Classics S 61096LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Germany | CBS 61096LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | CBS 61096LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Columbia OS-171LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 62241LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6251LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5651LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6251LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6251LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5651LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of Symphonic Dances From West Side Story are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6251.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6251, SBBL 652, BBL 7517, ML 5651) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM 52925-1F and XXSM52926-1G. 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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