Vinyl pressings
by Richard Strauss · 1981
Eine Alpensinfonie was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 4 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.
2532 015 S 1 = 3 320 2 XRunout side A variant 1
2532 015 S 2 = 5 320 1 URunout side B variant 1
2532 0 15 S 1=4 320 1 AXRunout side A variant 2
2532 015 S 2=8 320 1 AGRunout side B variant 2
2532 015 1Center Label A
2532 015 2Center Label B
2532 015 S1=7 POLYGRAM I.M. 3 20 1 A 3 1A·2Side A runout, stamped
2532 015 S2=8 POLYGRAM I.M. 320 1 A 5 1·8Side B runout, stamped
2532 015 1Side A label
2532 015 2Side B label
2532 015 S 1 = 7 320 1A • 4ASIDE A runout
2532 015 S 2 = 12 320 1 BXSide B runout
2532 015 S 1 = 3 320 3 GRunout side A, variant 1
2532 015 S 2 = 5 320 2 KRunout side B, variant 1
2532 015 S 1 = 3 320 3 1 · 2 PRunout side A, variant 2
2532 015 S 2 = 5 320 2Λ ADRunout side B, variant 2
2532 015 S 1 = 6 3 20Runout stamped side A Variant 1
2532 015 S 2 = 8 320Runout stamped side B Variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Europe | Deutsche Grammophon 2532 015First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Deutsche Grammophon 2532015First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Deutsche Grammophon 2532015First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 46 878 5LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1981 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2532 015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2532 015First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2532 015First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon 28MG 0225 / Deutsche Grammophon 2532 015First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1983 | Brazil | Deutsche Grammophon 2532 015LP | LP |
| 1984 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 2532 015LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Deutsche Grammophon 2532 015LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Eine Alpensinfonie are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1981 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Europe, France, Germany, Japan. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 2532 015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2532 015, 2532015, 28MG 0225) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2532 015 S 1 = 3 320 2 X and 2532 015 S 2 = 5 320 1 U. 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.
