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Ludwig van BeethovenСоната № 2, Соната № 3

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Соната № 2, Соната № 3

by Ludwig van Beethoven · 1964

21 pressings9 countriesClassicalClassical

Соната № 2, Соната № 3 was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 Соната № 2, Соната № 3

5 pressings came out in 1964, 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.

USSR

1964
Label and catalog number
Мелодия Д 013811-13812
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

33Д013811/2-2Side A, stamped runout

33Д013812/2-1Side B, stamped runout

Full details of this pressing

USSR

1964
Label and catalog number
Апрелевский Завод 33Д— 013811Апрелевский Завод 33Д— 013812
Format
LP, Mono
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USSR

1964
Label and catalog number
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Д 013811-13812
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

33Д013811/2-2Side A, stamped runout

33Д013812/2-1Side B, stamped runout

Full details of this pressing

USSR

1964
Label and catalog number
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Д 013811-13812
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

33Д013811/2-2Side A, stamped runout

33Д013812/2-1Side B, stamped runout

Full details of this pressing

USSR

1964
Label and catalog number
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga C 0897-0898(a)
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

33C0897/3-1Side A, stamped runout

33C0898/3-3Side B, stamped runout

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 21 vinyl pressings

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

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964USSRМелодия Д 013811-13812First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964USSRАпрелевский Завод 33Д— 013811 / Апрелевский Завод 33Д— 013812First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964USSRMezhdunarodnaya Kniga Д 013811-13812First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964USSRMezhdunarodnaya Kniga Д 013811-13812First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964USSRMezhdunarodnaya Kniga C 0897-0898(a)First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968USSRМелодия 33С 0897-98LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972South KoreaPhilips 839 603 LY / Philips SEL-100 044LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1976German Democratic Republic (GDR)Melodia Eterna 8 26 798LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983FrancePhilips 6500 254LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BrazilPhilips SLP-9.650LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?FrancePhilips 6500 254LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FrancePhilips 6500 254LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FrancePhilips 6500 254LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FrancePhilips 6500 254LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyPhilips 839 603 DXYLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?IsraelLitratone LIT 12098LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?JapanPhilips 30PC-19LPLP
?NetherlandsPhilips 839 603 LYLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?NetherlandsPhilips 839 603 LYLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USSRМелодия Д 013811-1381(a)LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USSRМелодия 33Д 013811-12LP, AlbumLP, Album

Tracklist

  1. Соната № 2 Для Виолончели И Фортепиано Соль Минор, Соч. 5 № 2
  2. Соната № 3 Для Виолончели И Фортепиано Ля Мажор, Соч. 69

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Соната № 2, Соната № 3 are there?

21 vinyl pressings of Соната № 2, Соната № 3 are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1983.

When was Соната № 2, Соната № 3 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1964, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия Д 013811-13812.

How do I tell if my copy of Соната № 2, Соната № 3 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д 013811-13812, 33Д— 013811, C 0897-0898(a)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33Д013811/2-2 and 33Д013812/2-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Соната № 2, Соната № 3 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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