USSR
1963- Label and catalog number
- Аккорд Д 011653-011654
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
33Д011653/1-1Side A Runout
33Д011654/1-2Side B Runout
Vinyl pressings
by Bella Davidovich · 1963
Вальсы was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, 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.
33Д011653/1-1Side A Runout
33Д011654/1-2Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | USSR | Аккорд Д 011653-011654First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д–011653 / Апрелевский Завод Д–011654First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д—011653 / Мелодия 33Д—011654LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д—011653 / Мелодия 33Д—011654LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 011653–54 / Мелодия 33Д 011653–4LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | USSR | Мелодия Д-011653 / Мелодия Д-011654LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 011653—54 / Мелодия 33Д 011653—4LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 011653-54LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия Д 011653-54LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 011653—54LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 011653-54LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 011653—54LP, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 011653-54LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 011653—54LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany & Switzerland | Melodia-Eurodisc 80 157 PKLP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 011653—54LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 011653—54LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 011653—011654LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 011653—54LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 011653—54LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 011653—54LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 011653—011654LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 011653—54LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д-011653 / Мелодия Д-011654LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 011653-54LP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 011653-4LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Д 011653—11654LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Д 011653–4 / Мелодия Д 011653–4LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 011653—4LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
31 vinyl pressings of Вальсы are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1963 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in USSR. One of them is Аккорд Д 011653-011654.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д 011653-011654, Д–011653) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33Д011653/1-1 and 33Д011654/1-2. 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.