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Four Last Songs And Five Other Songs With Orchestra

by Richard Strauss · 1966

41 pressings12 countriesModernRomanticClassical

Four Last Songs And Five Other Songs With… was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Four Last Songs And Five Other Songs With…

6 pressings came out in 1966, 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.

UK

July 1966
Label and catalog number
Columbia CX 5258
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

XRX53-1 L 1Runout side A

XRX54-1 O 1Runout side B

XRX.53Label side A

XRX.54Label side B

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UK

1966
Label and catalog number
Columbia SAX 5258
Format
LP, Stereo · Semi -Circle
Runout / matrix

YRX.15 - 4GSide A runout stamped

YRX.16 - 2Side B runout stamped

(YRX.15)On label side A

(YRX.16)On label side B

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US

August 1966
Label and catalog number
Angel Records S 36347
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

YRX-15-B2 <IAM>Runout side A complete

YRX-16-B2 <IAM>Runout side B complete

YRX-X-15Matrix on side A label

YRX-X-16Matrix on side b label

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Canada

1966
Label and catalog number
Angel Records S 36347Angel Records S.36347
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

YRX-15Label A

YR-16Label B

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Germany

1966
Label and catalog number
Columbia SMC 91 482
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

YRX 15-1Runout side A

YRX 16-1Runout side B

YRX 15Label side A

YRX 16Label side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 41 vinyl pressings

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1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966CanadaAngel Records S 36347 / Angel Records S.36347First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966FranceLa Voix De Son Maître CVB 1092LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1966GermanyDecca 1006081First yearLPLP
1966GermanyColumbia SMC 91 482First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966UKColumbia SAX 5258First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966UKColumbia CX 5258First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1966USAngel Records S 36347First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967JapanAngel Records AA-8058LP, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1967New ZealandColumbia SAXM 5258 / Columbia SAXM.5258LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968ArgentinaDiscos Angel LPC-12289LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1969UKColumbia SAX 5258LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1970s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970USAngel Records S 36347 / Angel Records 36347LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970USAngel Records 36347 / Angel Records S 36347LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1972FranceLa Voix De Son Maître 2 C 065-00608LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972GermanyDie Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 063-00 608 / Electrola 1C 063-00 608LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1972GermanyDie Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 063-00 608 / Electrola 1C 063-00 608LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1972USAngel Records 36347LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1973UKHis Master's Voice ASD 2888 / His Master's Voice OC 063 ○ 00608LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1973UK & EuropeHis Master's Voice ASD.2888 / His Master's Voice OC 063 ○ 00608LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1974UKHis Master's Voice ASD 2888 / His Master's Voice OC 063 ○ 00608LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1975USAngel Records 36347LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1979USAngel Records 36347 / Angel Records S-36347LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1984SpainLa Voz De Su Amo 053 1006081LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1985GermanyHis Master's Voice 1C 065 1006081 / Electrola 1C 065 1006081LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2015EuropeWarner Classics 0825646049646LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2023UKThe Electric Recording Co. ERC074LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, NumberedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered
Year unknown15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaHis Master's Voice OA SD 2888LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?AustraliaWorld Record Club R 08304LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceLa Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-00608 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-00.608LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceLa Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-00608 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-00.608LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceColumbia CCA 1092LP, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Stereo, Mono · Mono
?GermanyDie Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 063-00 608 / Electrola 1C 063-00 608LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?GermanyColumbia SMC 91 482 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn SMC 91 482LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyDie Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 063-00 608 / Electrola 1C 063-00 608LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDie Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 063-00 608 / Electrola 1C 063-00 608LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?New ZealandWorld Record Club STZ 855LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
?SpainLa Voz De Su Amo 1J 063-00.608LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?UKEMI SAX 5258LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UKHis Master's Voice ASD 2888 / His Master's Voice OC 063 ○ 00608LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?UKHis Master's Voice ASD 2888 / His Master's Voice OC 063 ○ 00608LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UKHis Master's Voice ASD 2888 / His Master's Voice OC 063 ○ 00608LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Four Last Songs
  2. A1Frühling
  3. A2September
  4. A3Beim Schlafenhegen
  5. A4Im Abendrot
  6. Five Songs With Orchestra
  7. B1Muttertändelei, Op. 43, No. 2
  8. B2Waldseligkeit, Op. 49, No. 1
  9. B3Zueignung, Op. 10, No. 1
  10. B4Freundliche Vision, Op. 48, No. 1
  11. B5Die Heiligen Drei Könige, Op. 56, No. 6

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Four Last Songs And Five Other Songs With… are there?

41 vinyl pressings of Four Last Songs And Five Other Songs With… are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1966 and 2023.

When was Four Last Songs And Five Other Songs With… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Columbia CX 5258, released July 1966.

How do I tell if my copy of Four Last Songs And Five Other Songs With… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CX 5258, SAX 5258, S 36347, 1006081) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XRX53-1 L 1 and XRX54-1 O 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Four Last Songs And Five Other Songs With… on vinyl worth?

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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