Czechoslovakia
1968- Label and catalog number
- Supraphon 0 10 0468
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
A 4527Matrix side A
A 4528Matrix side B
A 4527/BRunout side A
A 4528/B BRunout side B
Vinyl pressings
by Ludwig van Beethoven · 1968
Symfonie Č. 1 C Dur, Op. 21 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.
A 4527Matrix side A
A 4528Matrix side B
A 4527/BRunout side A
A 4528/B BRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 10 0468First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50791LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50791LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 10 0468LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50791LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| 1977 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50791LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| 1977 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 10 0468LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1110 0468LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50791LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 50791 / Supraphon SUA ST 50791LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1110 0468LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1988 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1110 0468LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Symfonie Č. 1 C Dur, Op. 21 are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1968 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Czechoslovakia. One of them is Supraphon 0 10 0468.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0 10 0468) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A 4527 and A 4528. 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.