Vinyl pressings
by Modest Mussorgsky · 1959
Pictures At An Exhibition · Capriccio Espagnol 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.
8 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.
XXSM47229-2BKRun-out Stamp Side A - variant 1
XXSM47230-2CLRun-out Stamp Side B - variant 1
XXSM47229-2G TNRun-out Stamp Side A, 'N' etched - variant 2
XXSM47229-2D TBIRun-out Stamp Side B - variant 2
XXSM47229-2HRun-out Stamp Side A
XXSM47230-2CKRun-out Stamp Side B
XSM 47229Label Side A
XSM 47230Label SIde B
Label A: x "Lp" 47227
Label B: x "Lp" 47228
Side A: XXLP47227-1AJ
Side B: XXLP47228-2BL
XXLP47227-1D 11Runout Side A Stamped, 11 Etched
3 XXLP47228-2BA H111Runout Side B Stamped, H111 Etched
(x "Lp" 47227)Label Side A
(x "Lp" 47228)Label Side B
(x"LP" 47227)
(X"LP" 47228)
XXLP47227-1A
XXLP47228-2AB
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 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6080First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Coronet KLC2706 / Coronet KLC 2706First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5401First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5401First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6080First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 5401First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6080First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6080First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6080LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1963 | Italy | CBS CR 135.309LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6080LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6080LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Italy | CBS 61508LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLCS-2706 / Coronet KLCS 2706LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLC-2706 / Coronet KLC 2706LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Philips 835.527 AYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | CBS 72189 (ml 5401)LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6080LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5401LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks ML5401LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of Pictures At An Exhibition · Capriccio Espagnol are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6080, released August 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6080, ML 5401, KLC2706) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM47229-2BK and XXSM47230-2CL. 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.
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