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Two Complete Performances Of Pictures At An Exhibition

by Modest Mussorgsky · 1967

45 pressings14 countriesRomanticProgram MusicSuitePiano

Two Complete Performances Of Pictures At An… was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 Two Complete Performances Of Pictures At An…

4 pressings came out in 1967, 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.

Germany

1967
Label and catalog number
Decca SAD 22017
Format
LP, Stereo · Royal Sound
Runout / matrix

ZAL 7955Matrix side A

ZAL 7956Matrix side B

K ZAL - 7955 - IV X Manufactured in GermanyRunout side A, stamped

K ZAL - 7956 - VI X Manufactured in GermanyRunout side B, stamped

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New Zealand

1967
Label and catalog number
Decca SXLM 6328Decca SXLM.6328
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZAL-7955-3WRunout side A, stamped

ZAL-7956-2WRunout side B, stamped

ZAL.7955Matrix, A-side label, in parentheses

ZAL.7956Matrix, B-side label, in parentheses

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 45 vinyl pressings

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

1960s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967GermanyDecca SAD 22017First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1967GermanyDecca SAD 22017First yearLP, Promo, White Label, Stereo · PromoLP, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo
1967New ZealandDecca SXLM 6328 / Decca SXLM.6328First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1967New ZealandDecca SXLM 6328 / Decca SXLM.6328LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1967UKDecca LXT 6328First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1968JapanLondon Records SLC 1660LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968UKDecca SXL 6328LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968USLondon Records CS 6559 / London Records CS.6559LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1968CanadaLondon Records CS.6559 / London Records CS 6559LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968USLondon Records CS 6559LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968GermanyDecca SAD 22017LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
1969JapanLondon Records SLC 1813LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1970s16 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970SpainDecca SXL 6328 / Decca SXL. 6.328LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970YugoslaviaJugoton LPSV-DC-385 / Decca LPSV-DC-385LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970UKDecca SXL 6328LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1970FranceDecca 7068 / Decca 7.068 BLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1971FranceDecca 7068 / Decca 7.068 BLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1973GermanyDecca SAD 22 017 / Decca SAD 22017LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1973UKDecca SXL 6328LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1974GermanyDecca SAD 22017 / Decca 6.41666LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1974JapanLondon Records SLC 6098LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1975YugoslaviaJugoton LPSV-DC-385 / Decca LPSV-DC-385LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1976GermanyDecca 6.41666 / Decca SAD 22017LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1976UKDecca SXL 6328 / Decca SXL.6328LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1977ItalyDecca SXLI 6328LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1977South KoreaDecca SXL 6328 / Decca SEL 0388LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1978JapanLondon Records SLC 8031LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
All 16 pressings from the 1970s
Year unknown17 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaDecca SXLA 6328 / Decca SXLA-6328LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceDecca 7.068 B / Decca 7068LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?FranceDecca 7068 / Decca SXL 6328LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceDecca 7.068 B / Decca 7068LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDecca 6.41666LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDecca 6.41666LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDecca 61 505 / Decca 61505LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
?GermanyDecca SAD 22017 / Decca SAD 22 017LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDecca 26 006-7 / Decca 26 006 7LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
?GermanyDecca 6.41666LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDecca 6.41666LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?Germany, Austria, & SwitzerlandDecca 6.41666 / Decca SAD 22017LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?NetherlandsDecca 6851 154LP, Stereo, ReissueLP, Stereo, Reissue
?UKDecca SXL 6328LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?UKDecca SXL 6328LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
All 17 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. Pictures At An Exhibition (Original Piano Version)
  2. Pictures At An Exhibition (Ravel Orchestration)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Two Complete Performances Of Pictures At An… are there?

45 vinyl pressings of Two Complete Performances Of Pictures At An… are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1967 and 1978.

When was Two Complete Performances Of Pictures At An… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Germany, New Zealand. One of them is Decca LXT 6328.

How do I tell if my copy of Two Complete Performances Of Pictures At An… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT 6328, SAD 22017, SXLM 6328) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Two Complete Performances Of Pictures At An… 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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