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
Vinyl pressings
by Ludwig van Beethoven · 1964
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.
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.
33Д013811/2-2Side A, stamped runout
33Д013812/2-1Side B, stamped runout
33Д013811/2-2Side A, stamped runout
33Д013812/2-1Side B, stamped runout
33Д013811/2-2Side A, stamped runout
33Д013812/2-1Side B, stamped runout
33C0897/3-1Side A, stamped runout
33C0898/3-3Side B, stamped runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | USSR | Мелодия Д 013811-13812First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 33Д— 013811 / Апрелевский Завод 33Д— 013812First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | USSR | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Д 013811-13812First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | USSR | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Д 013811-13812First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | USSR | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga C 0897-0898(a)First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 0897-98LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | South Korea | Philips 839 603 LY / Philips SEL-100 044LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Melodia Eterna 8 26 798LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Philips 6500 254LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Philips SLP-9.650LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Philips 6500 254LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 6500 254LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 6500 254LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 6500 254LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Philips 839 603 DXYLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | Litratone LIT 12098LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Philips 30PC-19LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 839 603 LYLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 839 603 LYLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 013811-1381(a)LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 013811-12LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Соната № 2, Соната № 3 are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия Д 013811-13812.
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.
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.