USSR
1952- Label and catalog number
- Апрелевский Завод Д 897—8
- Format
- LP, 10", Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · 1952
Сон В Летнюю Ночь was first pressed on vinyl in 1952. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1952, 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.
Д897/1-1А
Д898/2-1В
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д 897—8First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1952 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д — 897 / Апрелевский Завод Д — 898First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1952 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д — 897 / Апрелевский Завод Д — 898First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д — 897 / Апрелевский Завод Д — 898LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | USSR | Мелодия НД 897—898LP, 10", Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Рижский Завод Д - 897-8LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д — 897 / Апрелевский Завод Д — 89810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д — 897 / Апрелевский Завод Д — 898LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия НД 897-898 (а)10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия НД-897 / Мелодия НД-898LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Ленинградский Завод Д-897 / Ленинградский Завод Д-89810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия НД 897-89810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Сон В Летнюю Ночь are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1952 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1952, in USSR. One of them is Апрелевский Завод Д 897—8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д 897—8, Д — 897) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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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