USSR
1961- Label and catalog number
- Аккорд Д-08115Аккорд Д-08116
- Format
- LP, Mono

Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1961
5-я Симфония was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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.
33Д08115/2-4A, stamped runout
33Д08116/2-1B, stamped runout
33Д08115A
33Д08116B
1 H1 BA/ST AG 38658-6 A 138661-6 A Made in GermanyRunout side A variant 1
1 D1 BA/ST S 138658-3 B 138661-3 B Made in GermanyRunout side B variant 1
1 D1 BA/ST R 138658-4 A 138661-A-4 Made in GermanyRunout side A variant 2
1D1 BA/ST M 138658-3 B 138661-3 B Made in GermanyRunout side B variant 2
2 A1 BA/W C (C = rotated 90° left) 138658-2A 138661-2 ARunout side A
1. (1. = rotated 90° left) A1 BA/W E (E = rotated 90° left) 138658 B 138661 BRunout side B
Made in GermanyRunout both sides
1 H1 BA/ST (AG = rotated 90° left) 138658-6 A 138661-6 ARunout side A
1 D1 BA/ST (S = rotated 90° left) 138658-3 B 138661-3 BRunout side B
Made in GermanyRunout both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Europe | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1961 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1961 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1961 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon LPM 18658First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1961 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1961 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658First yearLP, Sampler, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Sampler, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1961 | USSR | Аккорд Д-08115 / Аккорд Д-08116First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | USSR | Melodija Д-08115 / Melodija Д-08116First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | USSR | Всесоюзная Студия Грамзаписи Д-08115 / Всесоюзная Студия Грамзаписи Д-08116First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon LPM 18 658LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon LPM 18 333LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия С-0449 / Мелодия С-0450LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия С-0449 / Мелодия С-0450LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 179LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 179LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Melodia Eterna 8 26 724LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon MG-2070LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С 0449-50LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С 0449 / Мелодия С 0450LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С 0449-50LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 236LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 236LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С 0449-50LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1979 | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon MGX7007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 236LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С 0449-50LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С 0449-50LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 236LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 236LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С 0449-50LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Speakers Corner Records 471 429-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Japan | Esoteric Company ESLG-10004 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Deutsche Grammophon 618 333LP | LP |
| ? | Unknown | Мелодия 33Д—08115 / Мелодия 33Д—08116LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Unknown | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 236LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Deutsche Grammophon 104 418LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2544 240LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 236LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon MFG 7007 / Deutsche Grammophon 2535 236LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138658LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 236LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 658 / Deutsche Grammophon 138 658 SLPMLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Decca DL 9884LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 08115-16LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
89 vinyl pressings of 5-я Симфония are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1961 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in USSR, Europe, Germany. One of them is Аккорд Д-08115.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д-08115, 138 658 SLPM, LPM 18658) 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.

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