Vinyl pressings
by Leopold Stokowski 路 1967
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 In E Minor, Op. 64 was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
ZAL-7461-2L BG KT 1Stamped side A Variant 1
ZAL-7462-2L A KT 1Stamped side B Variant 1
ZAL -7462--1S 饾枿Runout stamped side A Variant 2
ZAL -7462--1S 饾枿Runout stamped side B Variant 2
4C ZAL-7461-3L CWSide A runout
1 ZAL-7462-3L UNSide B runout
ZAL-7461-2LStamped side A Variant 1
ZAL-7462-2LStamped side B Variant 1
ZAL-7461-3LStamped side A
ZAL-7462-3LStamped side B
ZAL 7461Label, A-side
ZAL 7462Label, B-side
ZAL 7461-3LA-side stamped
ZAL 7462-3LB-side stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | London Records SPC 21017First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | Decca PFS 34129First yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | UK | Decca PFS 4129First yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | US | London Records SPC 21017First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | London Records SPC 21017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | London Records SPC 21017First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | London Records SPC 21017First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Decca PFS 4129LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo 路 Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo 路 Test pressing |
| 1967 | UK | Decca PFS 4129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LPSV-DC-381 / Decca LPSV-DC-381LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Decca PFS 4129LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Korea | Decca PFS 4129LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 493LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Mexico | London Records SPC 21017LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | London Records K15C 8012LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | London Viva VIV 39LP | LP |
| 1982 | UK | Decca Viva! VIVI 39LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | London Records STS 15559LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | London Records STS 15559LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1985 | Argentina | London Records 4670LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca PFS 4129LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | London Records LLN 7252-SLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SAD 22006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SAD 22 006LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SAD 22 006LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 In E Minor, Op. 64 are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, South Africa. One of them is London Records SPC 21017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPC 21017, PFS 4129, PFS 34129) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-7461-2L BG KT 1 and ZAL-7462-2L A KT 1. 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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