USSR
1976- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия 33 С60—06823-4
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Stereo · ВСГ First press
- Runout / matrix
C60-6823/3-1Runout Side A
C60-6824/3-1Runout Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Express · 1976
Экспресс was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
C60-6823/3-1Runout Side A
C60-6824/3-1Runout Side B
С60-06823/3-1Side A, Stamped Runout
С60-06824/3-1Side B, Stamped Runout
C60-06823/3-1Side A
C60-06824/3-1Side B
С60-06823/3-1Side A
С60-06824/3-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60—06823-24First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60—06823-24First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60—06823-24First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60—06823-24First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60—06823-4First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06823-4First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60—06823-24First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60—06823-24First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06823 / Мелодия С60-06824First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60—06823-24First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60—06823-24First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60—06823-24First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06823-24First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60—06823-24First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06823-4LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06823-24LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60—06823-24LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06823-4LP, Compilation, Stereo, Repress | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06823-4LP, Compilation, Stereo, Repress | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60-06823-24LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60—06823-24LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60—06823-24LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60—06823-24LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Экспресс are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1976 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия 33 С60—06823-4.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33 С60—06823-4, С60—06823-24, 33 С60—06823-24, С60-06823-4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C60-6823/3-1 and C60-6824/3-1. 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.