Vinyl pressings
by Александра Пахмутова · 1975
Песни was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
С60-06567/3-1Side A Runout Stamped
С60-06568/3-1Side B Runout Stamped
С60-06601/3-1Side C Runout Stamped
С60-06602/3-1Side D Runout Stamped
С60 06601
С60 06602
С60 06601
С60 06602
С60-06567/3-1A runout, stamped
С60-06568/3-1B runout, stamped
С60-06567/3-1Side A, stamped runout
С60-06568/3-1Side B, stamped runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С 60—06567-8 / Мелодия С 60—06601-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С60 06601-2First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06601-2First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С60—06567-68First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С60—06567-8First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С60—06567-68First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06567 / Мелодия С60-06568First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06567 / Мелодия С60-06568First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С60—06601-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С60—06567 / Мелодия С60—06568First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 60—06601-02LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 60-06567—68LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60—06567-68LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 60—06601-02LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60-06601-02LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60—06567-68LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Песни are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия С 60—06567-8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use С 60—06567-8, С60 06601-2, С60-06601-2, С60—06567-68) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, С60-06567/3-1 and С60-06568/3-1. 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.
