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Leopold StokowskiMusic For Strings

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Music For Strings

by Leopold Stokowski · 1958

12 pressings6 countriesBaroqueClassicalRomanticClassical

Music For Strings was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Music For Strings

1 pressing came out in 1958, the album's first year. 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 12 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958USCapitol Records PAO 8415First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959CanadaCapitol Records PAO 8415LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKCapitol Records SP 8415LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963AustraliaWorld Record Club STE-317 / World Record Club TE/317LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1963AustraliaWorld Record Club TE 317 / World Record Club TE 317LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1963New ZealandWorld Record Club TZ 216LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1963UKCapitol Records P 8415LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974UKHis Master's Voice SXLP 30174 / His Master's Voice SXLP. 30174LP, Reissue, Stereo, CompilationLP, Reissue, Stereo, Compilation
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaCapitol Records P-8415LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USPaperBack Classics SL 9216LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USPaperBack Classics L 9216LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USPaperBack Classics SL 9216 / PaperBack Classics SL-9216LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Mein Jesu, Was Für Seelenweh Bafällt Dich In Gethsemane
  2. A2Preludio (Partita In E Minor)
  3. A3Lento (Iphigénie In Aulis)
  4. A4Musette (Armide)
  5. A5Sicilienne (Armide)
  6. B1Nocturne
  7. B2Moto Perpetuo
  8. B3Vocalise

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Music For Strings are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Music For Strings are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1974.

When was Music For Strings first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Capitol Records PAO 8415.

How do I tell if my copy of Music For Strings is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PAO 8415) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Music For Strings on vinyl worth?

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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