USSR
1980- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия С 10—13889-90
- Format
- LP, Album · Red Labels
- Runout / matrix
C10-13889/4-1Side A Runout Stamped
С10-13890/4-1Side B Runout Stamped

Vinyl pressings
by Эдуард Артемьев · 1980
Метаморфозы = Metamorphoses was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
C10-13889/4-1Side A Runout Stamped
С10-13890/4-1Side B Runout Stamped
C10-13889/4-1Side A, stamped runout
C10-13890/4-2Side B, stamped runout
С10-13889/4-1Side A, stamped runout
С10-13890/4-2Side B, stamped runout
С10—13889A-side label
С10—13890B-side label
C10—13889 / 4-1Side A Runout
C10—13890 / 4-1Side B Runout
C10-13889/4-1Side A Runout
C10-13890/4-2Side B Runout
C10—13889 / 4-1Side A Runout
C10—13890 / 4-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С 10—13889-90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C10—13889-90First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C 10—13889-90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С10—13889-90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C10—13889-90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C10—13889-90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C10—13889-90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия С10—13889-90LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С10—13889-90LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С10—13889-90LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С10—13889-90LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С10—13889-90LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С10—13889-90LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С 10—13889-90LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С10 13889 006LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С10-13889-90LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С10 13889 006LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Malta | modern silence OI015LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С10—13889-90LP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С10-13889—90LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С 10—13889-90LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
22 vinyl pressings of Метаморфозы = Metamorphoses are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1980 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия С 10—13889-90.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use С 10—13889-90, C10—13889-90, С10—13889-90, C 10—13889-90) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C10-13889/4-1 and С10-13890/4-1. 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.