Vinyl pressings
by Ludwig van Beethoven · 1960
Wellington's Victory was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, 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.
LPS-9000A-CBFR-2 P17 1A-Side runout etching, variant 1
LPS-9000B-CBFR-3 P17 1B-Side runout etching, variant 1
LPS-9000A-CBFR-2 P17A-Side runout etching, variant 2
LPS-P17-9000B-CBFR-2 P17 11-1B-Side runout etching, variant 2
LPS-9000A-RFR-4 P17A-Side Runout Etching
LPS-9000B P17B-Side Runout Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Mercury Living Presence LPS 9000 / Mercury LPS 9000First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury Living Presence LPS 9000 / Mercury LPS 9000First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Israel | Mercury AN 64-32LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Mercury MMA 11143 / Mercury MMA. 11143LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Mercury AMS 16091 / Mercury LPS 9000LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Mercury LPS 5000LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Mercury LPS 9000 / Mercury LPS9000LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Mercury LPS 5000LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Armed Forces Radio & Television Service Station Library C-1309 / C-1310LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Mercury Living Presence LPS 9000 / Mercury LPS 9000LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Wellington's Victory are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1960 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada. One of them is Mercury Living Presence LPS 9000, released November 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS 9000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPS-9000A-CBFR-2 P17 1 and LPS-9000B-CBFR-3 P17 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.
