Vinyl pressings
by Евгений Шварц · 1980
Снежная Королева 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.
1 pressing 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.
33Д24325/1-1 1runout Side A, stamped, variant 1
33Д24326/1-2 2runout Side B, stamped, variant 1
33Д24327/1-3 3runout Side C, stamped, variant 1
33Д24328/1-3 4runout Side D, stamped, variant 1
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 Д 24325-28First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия Д 24325-28LP, 10", Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, 10", Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия Д-24325—2810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия Д 24325-28LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия Д24325—2810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress, Album · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress, Album · Mono |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия Д 24325/2432810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия Д24325—2810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия Д-24325—2810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия Д 2432528/2432810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия Д-24325—2810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1993 | Russia | Aprelevka Sound Inc. Д24325—2810", LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | 10", LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д—24325 / Мелодия 33Д—24326LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 24325-28LP, 10", Album, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 24325/2810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress, Box Set · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д-24325—2810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 24325-28LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Снежная Королева are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1980 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия Д 24325-28.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д 24325-28) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33Д24325/1-1 1 and 33Д24326/1-2 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.
