Romania
1973- Label and catalog number
- Electrecord STM-ECE 0817
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
STM-M-0817-1-BRunout Side A
STM-M-0817-2-BRunout Side B
0817/1Label Side A
0817/2Label Side B

Vinyl pressings
by George Enescu · 1973
Rapsodiile Române / Poema Română was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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.
STM-M-0817-1-BRunout Side A
STM-M-0817-2-BRunout Side B
0817/1Label Side A
0817/2Label Side B
0817/1Label Side A
0817/2Label Side B
STM-M-0817-1ZRunout side A
STM-M-0817-2-P -N-Runout side B
0817/1Label side A
0817/2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Romania | Electrecord STM-ECE 0817First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Romania | Electrecord STM-ECE 0817First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Romania | Electrecord STM-ECE 0817First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Victor VIC-2038LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Israel | Jerusalem Records ATD 8302LP | LP |
| 1986 | Romania | Electrecord ST-ECE 0817LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Repress · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Repress · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Disques Déesse DDLX 81LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord STM-ECE 0817LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord STM-ECE 0817LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord ST-ECE 0817LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord ST-ECE 0817LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord STM-ECE 0817LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord STM-ECE 0817LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord ST-ECE 0817LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord ST-ECE 0817LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord STM-ECE 0817LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord ST-ECE 0817LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord STM-ECE 0817LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord ST-ECE 0817LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord ST-ECE 0817LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord ST-ECE 0817LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
27 vinyl pressings of Rapsodiile Române / Poema Română are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Romania. One of them is Electrecord STM-ECE 0817.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STM-ECE 0817) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STM-M-0817-1-B and STM-M-0817-2-B. 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.