Vinyl pressings
by Ludwig van Beethoven · 1968
Beethoven Sonatas Moonlight Waldstein Les Adieux was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1968, 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.
VS 2714 Pete Helffrich ARC 7-23-8Runout side A etched
VS-223 •A-1 Pete Helfwich ARƆ 8-6-68 RVG STEREORunout side A etched, RVG STEREO stamped
S 2714Label side A
S 223-ALabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | VOX PL 11.290LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Turnabout TV 34242First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | VOX EQTV 71001LP | LP |
| 1977 | US | VOX STPL 513 500LP | LP |
| 1979 | Australia | Rainbow RPG 5022 / VOX RPG 5022LP | LP |
| 1979 | US | VOX/Turnabout THS 65171LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Brazil | Turnabout 89.013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Opus TV 3242LP | LP |
| ? | US | Turnabout TV 34242LP | LP |
| ? | US | Turnabout TV 34242LP, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Beethoven Sonatas Moonlight Waldstein Les Adieux are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US. One of them is Turnabout TV 34242.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TV 34242) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VS 2714 Pete Helffrich ARC 7-23-8 and VS-223 •A-1 Pete Helfwich ARƆ 8-6-68 RVG STEREO. 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.
