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Modest MussorgskyPictures At An Exhibition • La Valse

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Pictures At An Exhibition • La Valse

by Modest Mussorgsky · 1982

12 pressings5 countriesRomanticModernClassical

Pictures At An Exhibition • La Valse was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 • La Valse

3 pressings came out in 1982, 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.

Germany

1982
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 2532 057
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

2532 057 S 2   3 20   T   1Runout side A

2532 057 S 1   3 20   W   1Runout side B

Full details of this pressing

France

1982
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 2532 057
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

2532 057 S 2   3 20   T   1Runout side A

2532 057 S 1   3 20   W   1Runout side B

Full details of this pressing

France

1982
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 2532 057
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

2532 057 S 1   3 20  VIRunout side A

2532 057 S 2   3 20   1Runout 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 12 vinyl pressings

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

1980s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982FranceDeutsche Grammophon 2532 057First yearLPLP
1982FranceDeutsche Grammophon 2532 057First yearLPLP
1982GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 2532 057First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1982GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 46 876 9LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
1983JapanDeutsche Grammophon 20MG 0457LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1984SpainDeutsche Grammophon 2532 057LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1987German Democratic Republic (GDR)Eterna Digital Recording 7 25 070 / Deutsche Grammophon 7 25 070LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1988German Democratic Republic (GDR)Eterna Digital Recording 7 25 070 / Deutsche Grammophon 7 25 070LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1988German Democratic Republic (GDR)Not On Label 7 25 070LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
1989German Democratic Republic (GDR)Eterna Digital Recording 7 29 070LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1989German Democratic Republic (GDR)Eterna Digital Recording 7 29 070LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?German Democratic Republic (GDR)ETERNA 7 29 070LPLP

Tracklist

  1. Pictures At An Exhibition
  2. La Valse - Poème Choréographique

Questions

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

12 vinyl pressings of Pictures At An Exhibition • La Valse are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1982 and 1989.

When was Pictures At An Exhibition • La Valse first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Germany, France. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 2532 057.

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

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2532 057) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2532 057 S 2   3 20   T   1 and 2532 057 S 1   3 20   W   1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Pictures At An Exhibition • La Valse 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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