US
1966- Label and catalog number
- Columbia Masterworks MS 6929
- Format
- LP, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
XXSM114992-3ERunout Stamped Side A
XXSM114993-6GRunout Stamped Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Robert Schumann · 1966
Piano Quintet In E-Flat Major 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.
8 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XXSM114992-3ERunout Stamped Side A
XXSM114993-6GRunout Stamped Side B
o XXSM114992-2B T Aside A runout stamped
o XXSM114993-4B Λside B runout stamped
XSM 114992side A label
XSM 114993side B label
o XXSM114992-2G 1 pside A runout stamped
o XXSM114993-4E Pside B runout stamped
XSM 114992side A label
XSM 114993side B label
SBRG 72540On labels
SBRG 72540 A3side 1 stamped
SBRG 72540 B1side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 6329First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6929First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 72540 / CBS MS 6929First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 72540 / CBS SBRG 72540First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS BRG 72540 / CBS ML 6929First yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6929First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6929First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6929First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | CBS OS-884-CLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | CBS S 72540LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 72540LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Piano Quintet In E-Flat Major are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6929.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6929, 72540, BRG 72540, ML 6329) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM114992-3E and XXSM114993-6G. 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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