USSR
1958- Label and catalog number
- Ленинградский Завод Д 04424-5Ленинградский Завод Д 04426-7
- Format
- LP, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Александр Сергеевич Даргомыжский · 1958
Русалка (Опера В 4-х Действиях) was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | USSR | Ленинградский Завод Д 04424-5 / Ленинградский Завод Д 04426-7First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | USSR | Всесоюзная Студия Грамзаписи Д-04424-29First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | USSR | Ленинградский Завод Д 04424-5 / Ленинградский Завод Д 04426-7LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | USSR | Мелодия Д 04424-5 / Мелодия Д 04426-7LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия НД-04424-29Box Set, Album, Mono, LP, Reissue · Mono | Box Set, Album, Mono, LP, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Д-04424-29Box Set, Album, LP, Mono · Mono | Box Set, Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия НД 04424-25 / Мелодия НД 04426-27LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д—04424(a) / Апрелевский Завод Д—04425(a)LP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д—04424 / Апрелевский Завод Д—04425LP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д—04424 / Апрелевский Завод Д—04425LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия НД-04424-29LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д-04424-29 / Мелодия Д-04425LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д-04424-29 / Апрелевский Завод Д-04425LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Русалка (Опера В 4-х Действиях) are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1958 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in USSR. One of them is Ленинградский Завод Д 04424-5.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д 04424-5, Д-04424-29) 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.
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.