US
1963- Label and catalog number
- Columbia Masterworks ML 5846
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
XXLP-58962-1BA
XXLP-58963-1ABB
Vinyl pressings
by Philippe Entremont · 1963
Romantic Piano Music Of Tchaikovsky was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
XXLP-58962-1BA
XXLP-58963-1ABB
XSM58964
o XXSM-58964-1C T Iside A runout stamped
o XXSM-58964-1C T Iside B runout stamped
XSM 58964side A label
XSM 58965side B label
o XXSM-58964-1D(var. 1) side A runout stamped
o XXSM-58965-1B P(var. 1) side B runout stamped
P o XXSM-58964-1D(var. 2) side A stamped
o XXSM-58965-1A P(var. 2) side B stamped
BRG 72135 1 L ∇ 2 // 420 112Runout Side A
BRG 72135 1 L ∇ 3 // 420 11Runout Side B
SBR 235050-1A
SBR 235050-2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Columbia Masterworks ML 5846First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | CBS SBR 475025 / CBS SBR-475025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | CBS BR 475025 / CBS BR-475025First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | CBS BRG 72135First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5846First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6446First yearLP | LP |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6446First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6446First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | UK | CBS 61718LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS Masterworks 4400LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBR-235030 / CBS SBR 235030LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS BR 235030 / CBS BR-235030LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Romantic Piano Music Of Tchaikovsky are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1963 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 5846.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 5846, MS 6446, BRG 72135, SBR 475025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXLP-58962-1B and XXLP-58963-1AB. 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.