USSR
1974- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия 33С 10---05143-44
- Format
- LP

Vinyl pressings
by Antonio Vivaldi · 1974
Времена Года was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1974, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 10---05143-44First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия C10-05143-4First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 10-05143-44First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 10---05143-44First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С10-05143-4LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С10-05143-4LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С10-05143-4LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 10—05143-44LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия С10-05143-4LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 10—05143-44(а)LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C10-05143-4LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С10---05143-44LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 10---05143-44(а)LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С10-05143-44LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C10—05143-44LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия С10-05143-4LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1985 | USSR | Мелодия С10-05143-4LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С10-05143-44LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С10---05143-44(a)LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Времена Года are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1974 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия 33С 10---05143-44.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33С 10---05143-44, C10-05143-4, 33С 10-05143-44) 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.