Vinyl pressings
by Modest Mussorgsky · 1954
Pictures At An Exhibition was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1954, the album's first year, in 5 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.
E4 RP8144-30S B1 RSide A runout (var 1)
E4 RP8145-25S A3 RSide B runout (var 1)
E4 RP8144-15S A1Side A runout (var 2)
E4 RP8145-14S A1Side B runout (var 2)
E4 RP8144-21S I A1Runout side A variant 1
E4 RP8145-17S I B1Runout side B variant 1
E4 RP8144-21S I B2Runout side A variant 2
E4 RP8145-21S I B2Runout side B variant 2
E4 RP 8144 5SSide 1 (stamped)
E4 RP 8145 10SSide 2 (stamped)
E4RP-8144Side A
E4RP-8145Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Israel | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1838First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Japan | Victor LS-2035First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1838 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1838First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1838First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1218First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1838First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal ERB 35First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Spain | RCA 3L16056LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | UK | RCA SB-2121LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LME 2410LP | LP |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA LME 2410 / RCA Red Seal LME 2410LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | France | RCA 630.249 ALP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | RCA Red Seal LM-1838-C / RCA LM-1838-CLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | RCA 630.249LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | RCA Italiana LM 1838LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | RCA Italiana A12R 0125LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2410LP | LP |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1838LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of Pictures At An Exhibition are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1954 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US, UK, Canada, Israel and more. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1838, released September 1954.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-1838, ERB 35, ALP 1218, LS-2035) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E4 RP8144-30S B1 R and E4 RP8145-25S A3 R. 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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