UK
1969- Label and catalog number
- His Master's Voice SLS 785
- Format
- LP, Box Set

Vinyl pressings
by Sir John Barbirolli · 1969
Symphony No. 5 With Five Rückert Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year. 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.
2YEA.3841matrix in brackets on label and stamped in runout side A
2YEA.3842matrix in brackets on label and stamped in runout side B
2YEA.3843matrix in brackets on label and stamped in runout side C
2YEA.3844matrix in brackets on label and stamped in runout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 785First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1969 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 785 / His Master's Voice SLS 785/2First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Angel Records SB-3760LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album |
| 1974 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 785 / His Master's Voice ASD 2518-9LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1974 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 785 / His Master's Voice ASD 2518-9LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 137-1019973LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 785 / His Master's Voice SLS 785/2LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1988 | Japan | Angel Records EAC-50053.54LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Germany | Warner Classics 0190296730641LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 163-01 997/98 / EMI Electrola 1C 163-01 997/98LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 063-01 997/98 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 063-01 997/98LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 163-01 997/98 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 163-01 997/98LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 163-01 997/98LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 163-01 997/98LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1C-163-01 997/998 / EMI 1C-163-01 997/998LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 163-01997/98 / EMI 3C 163-01997/98LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Symphony No. 5 With Five Rückert Songs are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK. One of them is His Master's Voice SLS 785.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLS 785) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.