Italy
1979- Label and catalog number
- Fabbri Editori GIM-01
- Format
- LP, Stereo · Gatefold
Vinyl pressings
by Ludwig van Beethoven · 1979
Sinfonie Nr. 9 D-Moll Op. 125 was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
GIM 01 A 26-X-79Side 1 Runout (Etched)
GIM 01 B 26-X-79Side 2 Runout (Etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Italy | Fabbri Editori GIM-01First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Fabbri Editori GIM-01 / Fabbri Editori 310045First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 053-01 200LP, Reissue, Repress | LP, Reissue, Repress |
| 1980 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 053-01200LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK | Warner Classics 42442LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 80 802 / Columbia 80 802LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | HÖR ZU HZE 107LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1 C 063-01 200 M / His Master's Voice 1 C 063-01 200 MLP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 80 802 / Columbia 33 WSX 704LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1 C 063-01 200 MLP | LP |
| ? | Germany | HÖR ZU HZE 107 / HÖR ZU HZ E107LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | EMI 64 929LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | HÖR ZU HZ E107 / HÖR ZU HZE 107LP | LP |
| ? | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | HÖR ZU HZ E107 / HÖR ZU HZE 107LP | LP |
| ? | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | HÖR ZU HZ E107 / HÖR ZU HZE 107LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Israel | Columbia C 80 802 / Columbia 33 WSX 704LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3 C 053-01200 / La Voce Del Padrone 3C 053-01200LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Seraphim EAC-40002LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records AA 7382LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Sinfonie Nr. 9 D-Moll Op. 125 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1979 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Italy. One of them is Fabbri Editori GIM-01.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GIM-01) 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.
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.