Vinyl pressings
by Евгений Шварц · 1975
Золушка was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, 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.
М51-38143/1-1 1runout Side A, stamped
М51-38144/1-1 2runout Side B, stamped
М51-38145/1-1 3runout Side C, stamped
М51-38146/1-1 4runout Side D, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия М51—38143-46First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия М51—38143-46LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия М51—38143-46LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия М51—38143-46LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1983 | USSR | Мелодия М 51-38143-46LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия М51-38143—46LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия М51-38143—46LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия М51—38143-46LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М51—38143-46LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М51—38143-46LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия М 51 38143 00210", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия М51—38143-46LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия М 51 38143 002LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Russia | Мелодия MEL LP 0024LP, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия М51—38143-46LP, 10", Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, 10", Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия М51-38143—46LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | USSR | ВФГ "Мелодия" М51-38143—46LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Золушка are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1975 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия М51—38143-46.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use М51—38143-46) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, М51-38143/1-1 1 and М51-38144/1-1 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.
