Ludwig van Beethoven – Variations "Diabelli"

About this record

The catalogue number HM B 5127 is the key identifier for this French Harmonia Mundi France LP of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Variations “Diabelli,” performed by Friedrich Gulda. The supplied facts give no year, barcode, runout or pressing plant, so those details cannot be used to distinguish this copy.

What drives its value

The price guide places a Mint copy at $33.50, NM at $29.98, VG+ at $22.92 and VG at $15.87, with lower listed grades continuing to G+ at $8.82, G at $5.29, F at $3.53 and P at $1.76. The current listing snapshot shows 10 copies for sale and a lowest price of $3.17; that asking-price figure is distinct from the condition-based guide values.

Community data records 34 owners and 6 people wanting the release, with a 4.75 rating from 4 ratings. The facts identify HM B 5127 as a French Harmonia Mundi France issue but do not classify it as an original or reissue, so its position among other pressings cannot be established from this data.

How to appraise this pressing

Start by matching the label name, Harmonia Mundi France, and catalogue number HM B 5127; the listing identifies the record as a French vinyl LP titled Variations “Diabelli,” credited to Ludwig van Beethoven and Friedrich Gulda. The supplied release data lists 2 tracks and no barcode.

It provides no release year, matrix or runout transcription, or pressing-plant credit, so none can be claimed as a confirming mark. To assess a physical copy, compare its label and catalogue number with HM B 5127, then inspect the dead wax for a legible matrix and compare it with a reliable copy-specific reference; this dataset supplies no string for that comparison.

Keep the absence of a barcode in mind when matching listings. For pricing, use the stated grade rather than treating the $3.17 lowest listing as a condition-based valuation: the guide gives $22.92 for VG+ and $15.87 for VG, among other grade-specific estimates.

Further reading: grading a record, how to sell vinyl.