Vinyl pressings
by Ludwig van Beethoven · 1959
Symphonie "Pastorale" was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 3 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.
2XLA 413 21C M6 196163Stamped Side A
2XLA 414 21D M6 196164Stamped Side B
2XLA 413Label Side A
2XLA 414Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Denmark | His Master's Voice XLP 20012First yearLP | LP |
| 1959 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 575First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice XLP 20012 / His Master's Voice XLP.20012First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | France | Trianon TRX 6144 / Trianon 6.144 trxLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Imperial IMP. 30.013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice XLP 20012 / His Master's Voice XLP.20012LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Club National Du Disque CND 520 / Le Club Des Jeunesses Musicales De France C.N.D. 520LP | LP |
| ? | France | Trianon UTRE 6144LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Trianon TRI 33162LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Trianon 2C 045-12784 / Trianon 2C 045-127.84PLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 575LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Seraphim EAB-5003LP | LP |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice XLP 20012 / His Master's Voice XLP.20012LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Symphonie "Pastorale" are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in France, UK, Denmark. One of them is La Voix De Son Maître FALP 575.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FALP 575, XLP 20012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XLA 413 21C M6 196163 and 2XLA 414 21D M6 196164. 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.
