Vinyl pressings
by Richard Strauss · 1964
Ormandy Conducts Strauss was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1964, 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-78349-2E SI oRunout stamped Side A (Etched SI
XXSM-78348-1C SI oRunout stamped Side B (Etched SI
XSM 78349Label Side A
XSM 78348Label Side B
XXLP-78347-1ASide 1 stamped
XXLP-78346-1DSide 2 stamped
XLP 78347Side 1 label
XLP 78346Side 2 label
XXLP-78347-1ASide 1 stamped
XLP-78346-1DSide 2 stamped
o XXLP-78347-1ASide 1 stamped
o XLP-78346-1DSide 2 stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6678First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 6078First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 6078First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6678First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6078First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | CBS SBRG 72342LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | CBS BRG 72342LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | CBS 71 002LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 71 002LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6678LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Ormandy Conducts Strauss are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6678.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6678, ML 6078) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM-78349-2E SI o and XXSM-78348-1C SI o. 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.
