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The Sound Of Horowitz

by Vladimir Horowitz · 1963

27 pressings10 countriesBaroqueRomanticModernClassical

The Sound Of Horowitz was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 The Sound Of Horowitz

12 pressings came out in 1963, 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

1963
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks MS 6411
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

o XXSM-58010-2DG pSide A Runout

o XXSM-58011-2CG p ISide B Runout

XXSM-58011-2AE pVariant 2 Side A Runout

XXSM-58010-2AD pVariant 2 Side B Runout

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US

1963
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5811
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XXLP-58008-1AK T DIIIIISide A Runout

XXLP-58009-1ESide B Runout

x"Lp" 68008Side A Label

x"Lp" 68009Side B Label

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US

1963
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks MS 6411
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

o XXSM-58010-2BE T AIIISide A Runout

o XXSM-58011-2AJ BIIIIIIIIIISide B Runout

XSM 58010Side A Label

XSM 58011Side B Label

Full details of this pressing

US

1963
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks MS 6411
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

o XXSM-58010-2FH I P C2Side A Runout

o XXSM-58011-2EC P B1Side B Runout

XSM 58010Side A Label

XSM 58011Side 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 27 vinyl pressings

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

1960s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 5811First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963CanadaColumbia Masterworks MS 6411First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 5811First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1963FranceCBS BR 155 014 / CBS BR 155.014First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1963FranceCBS SBR 155.014First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963UKCBS SBRG 72117First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USColumbia Masterworks ML 5811First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USColumbia Masterworks MS 6411First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USColumbia Masterworks ML 5811First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1963USColumbia Masterworks ML 5811First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USColumbia Masterworks MS 6411First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USColumbia Masterworks MS 6411First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966German Democratic Republic (GDR)ETERNA 8 20 594LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970USColumbia Masterworks MS 6411LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1977New ZealandCBS SBR 475011LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USCBS Masterworks MS 6411LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981German Democratic Republic (GDR)ETERNA 825 594 / ETERNA 8 25 594LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BrazilCBS 60091LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceCBS 72 117LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?German Democratic Republic (GDR)ETERNA 825 594 / ETERNA 8 25 594LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?ItalyCBS S 72117LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?JapanCBS/Sony FCCA 491LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?JapanCBS/Sony 20AC 1604LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?South AfricaCbs BLD 7227LPLP
?UKCBS BRG 72117 / CBS ML 5811LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?UKCBS BRG 72117 / CBS S BRG 72117LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKCBS 72117 / CBS ML 5811LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Scenes From Childhood (Kinderscenen), Op. 15
  2. A2Toccata, Op. 7
  3. B1Sonata In E Major, L. 430
  4. B2Sonata In A Major, L. 483
  5. B3Sonata In G Major, L. 209
  6. B4Impromptu In G-Flat Major, Op. 90, No. 3
  7. B5Poem, Op. 32, No. 1
  8. B6Étude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No. 1
  9. B7Étude In D-Sharp Minor, Op. 8, No. 12

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Sound Of Horowitz are there?

27 vinyl pressings of The Sound Of Horowitz are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1963 and 1981.

When was The Sound Of Horowitz first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, France. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 5811.

How do I tell if my copy of The Sound Of Horowitz is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 5811, MS 6411, SBRG 72117, BR 155 014) 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.

How much is The Sound Of Horowitz 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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