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Modest MussorgskyPictures At An Exhibition / Firebird Suite

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Pictures At An Exhibition / Firebird Suite

by Modest Mussorgsky · 1953

10 pressings5 countriesRomanticImpressionistModernClassical

Pictures At An Exhibition 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Pictures At An Exhibition

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.

US

1953
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 4700
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP-13071-3ASide A Stamped

XPL-13813-3DSide B Stamped

XLP13071-3LSide A Stamp Variant

XLP13813-3FSide B Stamp Variant

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1953
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 4700
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

XXLP-13071-3AHRunout Stamped Side A

XXLP-13813-1AHRunout Stamped Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1953CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4700First yearLPLP
1953USColumbia Masterworks ML 4700First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1956GermanyPhilips A 01187 LLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1956NetherlandsPhilips A 01187 LLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1956USColumbia Masterworks ML 4700LP, RepressLP, Repress
1956USColumbia Masterworks ML 4700LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1956USColumbia Masterworks ML 4700 / Columbia Masterworks ML-4700LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1960s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963PhilippinesCBS Masterworks MS 4700LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 4700LP, Promo, Reissue · PromoLP, Promo, Reissue · Promo
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 4700LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. Pictures At An Exhibition
  2. Firebird Suite

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Pictures At An Exhibition are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Pictures At An Exhibition are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1953 and 1963.

When was Pictures At An Exhibition first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 4700.

How do I tell if my copy of Pictures At An Exhibition is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 4700) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP-13071-3A and XPL-13813-3D. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Pictures At An Exhibition on vinyl worth?

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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