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Klavierkonzert Nr.5 Es-dur Op.73 by Ludwig van Beethoven, album cover

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Klavierkonzert Nr.5 Es-dur Op.73

by Ludwig van Beethoven · 1962

85 pressings19 countriesClassicalRomanticClassical

Klavierkonzert Nr.5 Es-dur Op.73 was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 Klavierkonzert Nr.5 Es-dur Op.73

7 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 5 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.

Germany

February 1962
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPMDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPM
Format
LP, Stereo · Red
Runout / matrix

138773-3 A 138777-3 A Made in Germany GZ WO-S 9 A VSide A stamped, "A" and "V" sideways

138773-7 B 138777-7 B Made in Germany 3 B3 WO-K BBSide B stamped, "BB" sideways

+13877[number 3 crossed out with an X]3-2 A 138777-2 A Made in Germany 1 L1 WO/S CSide A - Variant 2 - "C" sideway

138773-3 B 138777-3 B Made in Germany 2 A2 WO/S + DSIde B - Variant 2 - "D" sideway"

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Germany

July 1962
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPMDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPM
Format
LP, Stereo · Red
Full details of this pressing

Germany

1962
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPMDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPM
Format
LP, Stereo · Red
Runout / matrix

+138773-2 A 138777-2 A Made in Germany 2 L 1 WO / 5Runout side A

138773-3 B 138777-3 B Made in Germany 1 A 2 WO / 5 +Runout side B

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US

1962
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 777
Format
LP, Stereo · Red
Runout / matrix

138772-3 A 138777-3 A Made In Germany 262 WO-S A DRunout Side A, Stamped A D Side Ways

138773-4 B 138777-4 B Made In Germany 7 G2 WO-S A FRunout Side B, Stamped A F Side Ways

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New Zealand

February 1962
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPMDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPM
Format
LP, Stereo · Red
Full details of this pressing

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

All 85 vinyl pressings

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1960s33 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962FranceDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 / Deutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPMFirst yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1962GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPMFirst yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1962USDeutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 777First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1962ArgentinaDeutsche Grammophon LPM 18777First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1962GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPMFirst yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1962GermanyDeutsche Grammophon LPM 18777LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1962New ZealandDeutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPMFirst yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1962GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPMFirst yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1962GermanyDeutsche Grammophon LPM 18777LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1962GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPMLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1962GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPMLP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1963FranceDeutsche Grammophon 138 777LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPMLP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1963GermanyDeutsche Grammophon LPM 18777LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1963ItalyDeutsche Grammophon LPM 18 777LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
All 33 pressings from the 1960s
1970s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 777LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1972SpainDeutsche Grammophon 11 38 777 / Deutsche Grammophon 138 777LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1973GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 777LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1973GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 138773 / Deutsche Grammophon 1 11 033LP, Special Edition, StereoLP, Special Edition, Stereo
1974BrazilDeutsche Grammophon 238773 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM-238.773LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1979AustraliaDeutsche Grammophon 138 777LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1980s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980SpainDeutsche Grammophon 11 38 777 / Deutsche Grammophon 138 777LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1982FranceDeutsche Grammophon 2542 190LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1983UKDeutsche Grammophon 2542 190LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1984GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 410 842-1LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1984SpainDeutsche Grammophon 410 842-1LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1986ItalyDeAgostini 416 703-1 / Deutsche Grammophon 416 703-1LPLP
Year unknown40 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownDeutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPMLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?ArgentinaDeutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138777LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?AustriaDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 777LPLP
?AustriaDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 / Deutsche Grammophon 138 777LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?AustriaDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 / Deutsche Grammophon 138 777LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?BrazilDeutsche Grammophon LPM 18777LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?CanadaDeutsche Grammophon 138 777LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 777LPLP
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 / Deutsche Grammophon 138.777LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 / Deutsche Grammophon 2562 333LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 / Deutsche Grammophon 138.777LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon 138777 / Deutsche Grammophon 138.777LP, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 / Deutsche Grammophon 138.777LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon 138 777 / Deutsche Grammophon 138.777LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon 138 777LP, StereoLP, Stereo
All 40 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 5 Es-dur Op. 73

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Klavierkonzert Nr.5 Es-dur Op.73 are there?

85 vinyl pressings of Klavierkonzert Nr.5 Es-dur Op.73 are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1962 and 1986.

When was Klavierkonzert Nr.5 Es-dur Op.73 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Germany, US, Argentina, New Zealand and more. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 138777 SLPM, released February 1962.

How do I tell if my copy of Klavierkonzert Nr.5 Es-dur Op.73 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 138777 SLPM, SLPM 138 777, LPM 18777, 138 777) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 138773-3 A 138777-3 A Made in Germany GZ WO-S 9 A V and 138773-7 B 138777-7 B Made in Germany 3 B3 WO-K BB. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Klavierkonzert Nr.5 Es-dur Op.73 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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