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Sergei ProkofievClassical Symphony / The Love For Three Oranges Suite / Lieutenant Kijé Suite

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Classical Symphony / The Love For Three Oranges Suite / Lieutenant Kijé Suite

by Sergei Prokofiev · 1964

24 pressings8 countriesModernNeo-ClassicalSymphonySuite

Classical Symphony 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Classical Symphony

7 pressings came out in 1964, 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.

US

April 1964
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks MS 6545
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XXSM-75943-2BRun-out Stamp Side A

XXSM-75944-1ERun-out Stamp Side B

XSM 75943Label Side A

XSM 75944Label Side B

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US

1964
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5945
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

o XXLP-75941-1A PSide A runout, stamped

o XXLP-75942-1B P IIIIISide B runout, stamped [IIIII etched]

XLP 75941Side A label

XLP 75942Side B label

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US

1964
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5945
Format
LP, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

XXLP-75941-1ESide A Stamped

XXLP-75942-1FSide B Stamped

x"Lp" 75943Side A Label

x"Lp" 75942Side B Label

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Canada

1964
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5945
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

XXLP-75941-1BSide A Stamped

XXLP-75942-1BSide B Stamped

x"Lp" 75941Side A Label

x"Lp" 75942Side B Label

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 24 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 5945First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964JapanCBS OS-334 / Columbia OS-334First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1964UKCBS 72185First yearLPLP
1964UKCBS SBRG 72185First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964USColumbia Masterworks ML 5945First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1964USColumbia Masterworks ML 5945First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1964USColumbia Masterworks MS 6545First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965USColumbia Masterworks MS 6545LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1965USColumbia Masterworks ML 6545LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1967USColumbia Masterworks MS 6545LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971USColumbia Masterworks MS 6545LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1973USColumbia Masterworks M 31812LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1974GermanyCBS 72 185LPLP
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2017GermanyColumbia Masterworks MS 6545 / Speakers Corner Records Columbia MS 6545LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2017GermanyColumbia Masterworks MS 6545LP, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCBS SBR-235586 / CBS SBR 235586LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?FranceCBS CBS 75185 / CBS S 75 185LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceCBS CBS 75185 / CBS S 75.185LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceCBS CBS 75185LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceCBS S 75185 / CBS S 75 185LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyCBS 29 238-3LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?MexicoColumbia Masterworks ML 9091LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?UKCBS BRG 72185LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKCBS SBRG 72185LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Classical Symphony, Op. 25
  2. Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60
  3. Suite From "The Love Of Three Oranges", Op. 33A

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Classical Symphony are there?

24 vinyl pressings of Classical Symphony are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1964 and 2017.

When was Classical Symphony first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6545, released April 1964.

How do I tell if my copy of Classical Symphony is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6545, ML 5945, 72185, SBRG 72185) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM-75943-2B and XXSM-75944-1E. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Classical Symphony 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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