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Alexander ScriabinPreludes. Pieces

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Preludes. Pieces

by Alexander Scriabin · 1961

13 pressings2 countriesRomanticModernClassical

Preludes. Pieces was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 Preludes. Pieces

4 pressings came out in 1961, 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.

USSR

1961
Label and catalog number
Апрелевский Завод Д—06937Апрелевский Завод Д—06938
Format
LP, Mono
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USSR

1961
Label and catalog number
Līgo Д-06937Līgo Д-06938
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

Д06937/2-1A, stamped runout

Д06938/2-1B, stamped runout

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USSR

1961
Label and catalog number
Аккорд Д-06937Аккорд Д-06938
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

Д06937/2-1A - stamped runout

Д06938/2-1B - stamped runout

Full details of this pressing

USSR

1961
Label and catalog number
Апрелевский Завод Д — 06937Апрелевский Завод Д — 06938
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

д06937/2-1Side A Runout

д06938/2-1Side B Runout

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 13 vinyl pressings

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

1960s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961USSRАпрелевский Завод Д—06937 / Апрелевский Завод Д—06938First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1961USSRLīgo Д-06937 / Līgo Д-06938First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1961USSRАккорд Д-06937 / Аккорд Д-06938First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1961USSRАпрелевский Завод Д — 06937 / Апрелевский Завод Д — 06938First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1963USSRАккорд Д-06937 / Аккорд Д-06938LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1964USSRМелодия Д 06937-8LP, Mono, Repress · MonoLP, Mono, Repress · Mono
1968USSRМелодия Д---06937 / Мелодия Д---06938LP, Mono, Repress · MonoLP, Mono, Repress · Mono
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970USSRМелодия Д—06937 / Мелодия Д—06938LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1978USABC Westminster Gold WG-8358LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USSRМелодия Д-06937 / Мелодия Д-06938LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USSRMelodija Д-06937 / Melodija Д-06938LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USSRМелодия Д-06937 / Мелодия Д-06938LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USSRMezhdunarodnaya Kniga Д 06937—6938(а)LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. Preludes
  2. A1Op. 13 No. 1
  3. A2Op. 11 No. 2
  4. A3Op. 13 No. 3
  5. A4Op. 11 No. 5
  6. A5Op. 15 No. 1
  7. A6Op. 11 No. 9
  8. A7Op. 22 No. 2
  9. A8Op. 22 No. 3
  10. A9Op. 16 No. 2
  11. A10Op. 16 No. 3
  12. A11Op. 16 No. 4
  13. A12Op. 11 No. 15
  14. A13Op. 11 No. 16
  15. A14Op. 11 No. 21
  16. A15Op.11 No. 22
  17. A16Op. 11 No. 24
  18. Piano Pieces
  19. B1Poème, Op. 52 No. 1
  20. B2Poème, Op. 59 No. 1
  21. B3Poème Ailé, Op. 51 No. 3
  22. B4Tourment Poème, Op. 52 No. 3
  23. B5Poème Satanique, Op. 36 No. 3
  24. B6Sonata No. 9, Op. 68
  25. B7Fragilité, Op. 51 No. 1
  26. B8Feuillet D'Album, Op. 45, No. 1
  27. B9Mazurka, Op. 25 No. 3
  28. B10Etude, Op. 42 No. 5

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Preludes. Pieces are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Preludes. Pieces are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1961 and 1980.

When was Preludes. Pieces first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in USSR. One of them is Апрелевский Завод Д—06937.

How do I tell if my copy of Preludes. Pieces is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д—06937, Д-06937, Д — 06937) 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 Preludes. Pieces 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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