Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1958
Pathétique Symphony was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
H2 RP3923-8S HRunout side A complete
H2 RP3924-3S H ARunout side A complete
H2RP-3923Matrix on side A label
H2RP-3924Matrix on side B label
J2 RY2865-1S I A1Side A stamped (Variant 1)
J2 RY2866-1S A1 ISide B stamped (Variant 1)
J2RY-2865Label matrix, side A
J2RY-2866Label matrix, side B
H2 RP3923-10S A1 RRunout A variant 1
H2 RP3924-10S A2 RRunout B variant 1
H2 RP3923- 1S I R B2Runout A variant 2
H2 RP3924-5S I R A2Runout B variant 2
J2 RY2865-7S I A2Side A stamped (Variant 1)
J2 RY2866-7S I B1Side B stamped (Variant 1)
J2 RY2865-6S I A1Side A stamped (Variant 2)
J2 RY2865-7S I A1Side B stamped (Variant 2)
H2 RP3923-1S I A1Side A runout
H2 RP3924-5S I A1Side B runout
H2RP-3923Side A label
H2RP-3924Side B label
H2 RP3923-3S H ARunout A
H2 RP3924-3S H ARunout B
H2RP-3923Label A
H2RP-3924Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Argentina | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2216First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2216 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2216First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2216First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | Germany | RCA Red Seal LSC-2216 / RCA Red Seal LSC 2216First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | New Zealand | RCA Red Seal RSLS 3566First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2216 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2216First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2216 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2216First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2216 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2216First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2216 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2216First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2216 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2216First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2216 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2216First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2216 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2216First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2216LP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | UK | RCA Victrola VIC 1163 / RCA Victrola VIC.1163LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1163LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2216LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1972 | Canada | RCA Red Seal LSC-3296LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | RCA Red Seal LSC-3296LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Camden Classics Victrola CCV 5024 / RCA CCV 5024LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Unknown | London Records CS7034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victrola VICS-1163 / RCA Victrola VICS 1163LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2216LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | RCA LSC-2216 / RCA LSC 2216LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victrola VICS 1163LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2216LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Victor Red Seal SHP 2127LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Victor SRA 2001LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | RCA Victor Red Seal SRA-2096LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1163LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2216 / RCA Red Seal LSC 2216LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Pathétique Symphony are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1958 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Argentina, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2216, released August 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-2216, LSC-2216, RSLS 3566) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H2 RP3923-8S H and H2 RP3924-3S H A. 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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