Vinyl pressings
by Vladimir Horowitz · 1965
Horowitz Plays Scarlatti was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 6 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.
XLP-78137-3GSide A, Runout variant 1
XXLP-78138-5DSide B, Runout variant 1
o XXLP-78137-3D 2 P A1Side A, Runout variant 2
o XXLP-78138-5D P A6Side B, Runout variant 2
XXSM- 78319-2CRunout side 1, variant 1
XXSM-78140-4BRunout side 2, variant 1
o XXSM- 78319-2BRunout side 1, variant 2
o XXSM-78140-4B TRunout side 2, variant 2
o XXSM- 78319-2BA p p A 1A-Side Runout
o XXSM-78140-4AF p p B 1B-Side Runout
XSM 78139A-Side Label
XSM 78140B-Side Label
XLP-78137-3GStamped runout side 1
XXLP-78138-5GStamped runout side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | CBS BR-235110 / CBS BR 235110First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6658First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 6058First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | France | CBS S 72.274First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | France | CBS 72274 / CBS 72274First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | France | CBS 72.274First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS BR475085 / CBS BR-475085First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS SBR475085 / CBS SBR-475085First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | CBS 72274 / CBS SBRG 72274First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | CBS BRG 72274 / CBS (ML 6058)First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6058First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6658First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6658First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | USSR | Мелодия Д 24423-4LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | USSR | Мелодия Д 24423-4LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6658LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 23AC 585LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS Masterworks 75274LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS Masterworks 75274LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS Masterworks 75274LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1979 | Netherlands | CBS CL 43 657 6LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | CBS Masterworks MS 6658 / Columbia Masterworks MS 6658LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AC 1554LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS Masterworks MP 39762LP, Album, Compilation, Remastered | LP, Album, Compilation, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBR 235110LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 6058LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | CBS S75274LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | CBS 75274LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 72 274LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 72 274LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 72 274LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 72 274LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | CBS S 72274LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS OS-435-CLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | CBS BLD 7264LP | LP |
| ? | South Africa | CBS BLD 7264LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | CBS 72274 / CBS SBRG 72274LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6658 / CBS Masterworks MS 6658LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of Horowitz Plays Scarlatti are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1965 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 6058.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 6058, MS 6658, 72274, BRG 72274) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP-78137-3G and XXLP-78138-5D. 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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