Vinyl pressings
by Vladimir Horowitz · 1957
Moonlight And Waldstein Sonatas was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
G2RP-2442Matrix, Side A
G2RP-2443Matrix, Side B
G2 RP2442-22S H ARunout, Side A, Stamped
G2 RP2443-20S H ARunout, Side B, Stamped
G2RP-2442Matrix side 1
G2RP-2443Matrix side 2
G2 RP2442-17S I A1Runout stamped side 1
G2 RP2443-15S I A1Runout stamped side 2
G2 RP2442 RRunout side A, var. 1
G2 RP2443 RRunout side B, var. 1
G2 RP2442-19S RRunout side A, var. 2
G2 RP2442-17S RRunout side B, var. 2
G2RP-2442Matrix Side 1
B2 G2 RP2442-26S IRunout Side 1
G2RP-2443Matrix Side 2
B2 G2 RP2443-26S IRunout Side 2
G2RP-2442Label, side A
G2RP-2443Label, side B
G2 RP2442-21SRunout, side A, stamped
G2 RP2443-19SRunout, side B, stamped
G2RP-2442Label, side A
G2RP-2443Label, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Italy | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | RCA Red Seal RB 16010First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2009 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2009 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2009 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2009 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Italy | RCA Italiana Red Seal A12R 0214LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2009LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2009LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Brazil | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2009LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2009LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2009LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2009LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | RCA Red Seal LM-2009LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victrola VH003LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1974 | Italy | RCA VH 003LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victrola VH 003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA Victor Red Seal RVC-1502LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Victrola VH 003 / RCA Victrola 26.41041 AFLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2009LP | LP |
21 vinyl pressings of Moonlight And Waldstein Sonatas are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1957 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada, Italy. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2009, released February 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-2009, RB 16010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G2RP-2442 and G2RP-2443. 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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