Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1965
Piano Concertos Nos. 2 And 3 was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
XXSM-79879-1DSide A Stamped variant 1
XXSM-79880-1ESide B Stamped variant 1
XXSM-79879-2ASide A stamped variant 2
XXSM-79880-2CSide B stamped variant 2
0 XXSM-798790-1C 2 S A1Side A Runout
0 XXSM-79880-1C A1Side B Runout
XSM 79879Side A label
XSM 79880Side B label
XXLP-79877-1ASide A runout
XXLP-77877-1ESide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6755First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6155First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6755First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6755First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS S 72385LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 72385LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS BRG 72385LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Columbia Masterworks MS 6755LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | CBS 61 821LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | CBS 61990 / CBS Classics S CBS 61990LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia Masterworks MS 6755 / CBS SBR 235139LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS 72385LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia ML 6155LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6755LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Piano Concertos Nos. 2 And 3 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1965 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6755.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6755, MS 6155) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM-79879-1D and XXSM-79880-1E. 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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