Vinyl pressings
by Vladimir Horowitz · 1962
Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
XXSM-57004-3AD A IIIIRunout side A, variant 1
XXSM-57005-1F T B IIIIIRunout side B, variant 1
XXSM-57004-3AB T BIIRunout side A, variant 2
XXSM-57005-1AL AII T T TRunout side B, variant 2
XXSM-57004-3B T 1-1111Side A stamped, exc. 1's etched
XXSM-57005-1F T A1Side B stamped
XSM 57004Side A label
XSM 57005Side B label
XXLP-57002-2AJ PSide A stamped, exc. 1's etched
XXLP-57003-3AA PSide B stamped
KL 5771 (x"Lp"57002)Side A label
KL 5771 (x"Lp"57003)Side B label
XXSM-57004 3F IIIHRunout, Side 1 stamped, 'I's etched version 1
XSM 57004Label: Side1
XSM 57005Label: Side 2
XXSM-57005-1BL IIH
XLP-57002-2D T D1Side A runout
XXLP-57003-3D T A1Side B runout
(x"Lp" 57002)Side A label
(x"Lp" 57003)Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks KS 6371First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks KL 5771First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks KL 5771LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | CBS SBRG 72067 / CBS KS 6371First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | CBS BRG 72067 / CBS KL 5771First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks KS 6371First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks KL 5771First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks KS 6371First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks KL 5771First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks KS 6371First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks KL 5771First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks KL 5771First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia Masterworks KS 6371LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia Masterworks KS 6371LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOCL 1150LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Korea | CBS/Sony SOCL-1150LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony Masterworks 20AC 1583LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri GSdM 05LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Netherlands | Vinyl Passion Classical VPC 85071LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS Masterworks BR 235001 / CBS BR-235001LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBR 235001 / CBS Masterworks BR 235001LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | CBS Masterworks 60086 / CBS 60086LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | CBS SBR 155002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | CBS 72067/xlp 57002LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONC 10042LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOCM 8LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 72067 / CBS CR 295.526LP | LP |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS SBR 475005LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS 72067 / CBS SBRG 72067LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS BRG 72067 / CBS KL 5771LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS SBRG 72067LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | CBS Masterworks KS 6371LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1962 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks KS 6371.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS 6371, KL 5771, SBRG 72067, BRG 72067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM-57004-3AD A IIII and XXSM-57005-1F T B IIIII. 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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