Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1976
The Pathétique - Sixth Symphony was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year. 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.
d4RS 0503 4 I A5 AStamped side A except last A etched
d4RS 0504 3 I A4 エStamped side B except エ etched
FW 302 A D4RS-0503A side label
FW 302 B D4RS-0504B side label
d4RS 0503 3 I A4Side A, stamped, variant 1
d4RS 0504 2 I A1Side B, stamped, variant 1
d4RS 0503 3 I A3Side A, stamped, variant 2
d4RS 0504 1 I A1Side B, stamped, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | RCA Custom FW-302First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | RCA Custom FW-302First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Funk & Wagnalls FW 302 / RCA Custom FW-302LP | LP |
| 1977 | Canada | Funk & Wagnalls FW 302 / RCA Custom FW-302LP | LP |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA Custom FW-302LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Mexico | Promexa México P.E.P.M. 03 / Los Grandes Maestros De La Música Clásica MC-0974LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | RCA Custom FW-302LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | Bay Records FW-302LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | RCA Custom FW-602LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Select CC-15.114 / Select CC-15114LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Musique Pour Tous 30 MT 10.120LP | LP |
| ? | France | Musique Pour Tous 30 MT 10.120LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | Durium CLD 011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | The Classics Club X 3004LP | LP |
14 vinyl pressings of The Pathétique - Sixth Symphony are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US. One of them is RCA Custom FW-302.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FW-302) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, d4RS 0503 4 I A5 A and d4RS 0504 3 I A4 エ. 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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