UK
1970- Label and catalog number
- His Master's Voice ASD. 2573
- Format
- LP, Box Set, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Pinchas Zukerman · 1970
Beethoven Piano Trios was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
2YEA.3979Side A Variant 1
2YEA.3980Side B Variant 1
2YEA.3981Side C Variant 1
2YEA.3982Side D Variant 1
2YEA.3979Label - Side A
2YEA.3980Label - Side B
2YEA.3981Label - Side C
2YEA.3982Label - Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | His Master's Voice 3C163-02046/50LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice SLS 789/5 / His Master's Voice 1E 063 ○ 02046-50 XFirst yearBox Set, Stereo, LP, Stereo | Box Set, Stereo, LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD. 2573First yearLP, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Box Set, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 789/5 / His Master's Voice ASD 2569-73First yearBox Set, Album, Stereo, LP, Album, Stereo | Box Set, Album, Stereo, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo J 165-02.046/7/8/9/50Box Set, Album, Stereo, LP, Stereo | Box Set, Album, Stereo, LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | World Record Club S-5271 / World Record Club S-5272LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1974 | Australia | World Record Club S/5271-2-3-4-5LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1979 | US | Angel Records SE-3771LP, Repress, Box Set | LP, Repress, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 163-02 046/50LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 137-02046/50LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 163-02 046/050 / His Master's Voice 1C 163-02 046/050LP, Box Set, Reissue | LP, Box Set, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 163-02 046/50LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 153-02046/50LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 789/5 / His Master's Voice 1E 063 ○ 02046-50 XLP, Compilation, Repress, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Box Set, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Beethoven Piano Trios are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1970 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD. 2573.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD. 2573, SLS 789/5) 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.
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.