Vinyl pressings
by Ernest Ansermet · 1964
Russian Delights was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 4 countries. 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.
ZAL-6319-2E I KT 1Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL-6320-2L B KT 1Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL.6319Matrix on label - side A
ZAL.6320Matrix on label - side B
ARL-6319-1ARunout - side A
ARL-6320-1ARunout - side B
ARL.6319Matrix on label - side A
ARL.6320Matrix on label - side B
ZAL-6319-2E H KT 1Stamped runout side A
ZAL-6320-2L C KT 1Stamped runout side B
[ZAL.6319]Printed upside down label side A
[ZAL.6320]Printed upside down label side A
ZAL-6319-2EMatrix on label - side A
ZAL-6320-2LMatrix on label - side B
ZAL 6320Label, side A
ZAL 6321Label, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Spain | Decca SXL 6119First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | London Records CM 9405First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | London Records CS 6405First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Australia | Decca SXL 6119 / Decca SXLA-6119First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | Decca SXL 6119 / Decca SXL.6119First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | Decca LXT 6119 / Decca LXT.6119First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Decca SXL 6119LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | US | London Records STS 15385LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Japan | London Records KIJC-9007LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6119 / Decca SXL.6119LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records CS 6405LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records STS15385 / London Records STS 15385LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Russian Delights are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Australia, Spain. One of them is Decca SXL 6119, released November 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 6119, LXT 6119, CM 9405, CS 6405) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-6319-2E I KT 1 and ZAL-6320-2L B KT 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.
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