Vinyl pressings
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1957
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 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.
2 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
MMS-931-PT-1 GB-788-N2 [Anvil symbol]Runout side A
MS-931-PT-2 -GB-789-N2'' [Anvil symbol]Runout side B
MMS-931-PT-1 GB-788-N2Runout side A
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 | Switzerland | Musical Masterpiece Society MMS 931 / Musical Masterpiece Society MMS-931First year7", LP, Mono · Mono | 7", LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Switzerland | Musical Masterpiece Society MMS 931 / Musical Masterpiece Society MMS-931First year7", LP, Mono · Mono | 7", LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Switzerland | Musical Masterpiece Society MMS 931 / Musical Masterpiece Society MMS-931LP, 7", Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 7", Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Switzerland | Musical Masterpiece Society MMS 931 / Musical Masterpiece Society MMS-931LP, 7", Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 7", Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Germany | Musical Masterpiece Society M-931LP, 7", Mono · Mono | LP, 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Concert Hall M-931 / Concert Hall M 931LP, 7", Mono · Mono | LP, 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Concert Hall M 931 / Concert Hall M-931LP, 7", Mono · Mono | LP, 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Concert Hall M 931 / Concert Hall M-931LP, 7" | LP, 7" |
| 1961 | UK | Concert Hall M-931 / Concert Hall M 931LP, 7", Mono · Mono | LP, 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Concert Hall M-931 / Concert Hall M 931LP, 7", Mono · Mono | LP, 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Switzerland | Musical Masterpiece Society M 931 / Musical Masterpiece Society M-931LP, 7", Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 7", Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
39 vinyl pressings of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in Switzerland. One of them is Musical Masterpiece Society MMS 931.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MMS 931) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MMS-931-PT-1 GB-788-N2 [Anvil symbol] and MS-931-PT-2 -GB-789-N2'' [Anvil symbol]. 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.
Klavierkonzerte G-dur Kv 453, C-dur Kv 467
1962 · 89 pressings
Sinfonien Nr. 40 G-Moll KV 550 / Nr. 41 C-Dur KV 551 (Jupiter-Sinfonie)
1962 · 78 pressings
Requiem KV 626
1961 · 70 pressings
Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4
1954 · 69 pressings
Реквием
1959 · 66 pressings
Концертная Симфония Для Скрипки И Альта С Оркестром / Маленькая Ночная Серенада
1971 · 52 pressings
