Vinyl pressings
by Ludwig van Beethoven · 1953
Symphonie Nr. 4 B-dur Op. 60 was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. 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 1953, the album's first year, in 2 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.
2XVH 39-4N ASide A stamped, variant 1
2XVH 40-1N GSide B stamped, variant 1
2XVH 39-4N 1 GSide A stamped, variant 2
2XVH 40-1N 1 ASide B stamped, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1059 / His Master's Voice ALP.1059First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | His Master's Voice LHMV-1059First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 116LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 116LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 116LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 116LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10025LP | LP |
| 1955 | Argentina | RCA Victor Red Seal ARL 3005LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Denmark | His Master's Voice FALP 30.032LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10025LP | LP |
| 1959 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 30.032LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 2072LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Electrola E 90 049 / Electrola WALP 1059LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Electrola WALP 1059 / His Master's Voice WALP 1059LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Electrola WALP 1059 / His Master's Voice WALP 1059LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Electrola E 90 049 / Electrola WALP 1059LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Electrola E 90 049 / Electrola WALP 1059LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Electrola WALP 1059 / His Master's Voice WALP 1059LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | His Master's Voice JALP 1059LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo LALP 124LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1059 / His Master's Voice ALP.1059LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of Symphonie Nr. 4 B-dur Op. 60 are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1953 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in UK, US. One of them is His Master's Voice ALP 1059.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ALP 1059, LHMV-1059) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XVH 39-4N A and 2XVH 40-1N G. 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.
