USSR
1972- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия Д-7775Мелодия Д-7776
- Format
- 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono
- Runout / matrix
33Д7775/2-2Side A, Stamped Runout
33Д7776/2-2Side B, Stamped Runout
Vinyl pressings
by Hans Christian Andersen · 1972
Гадкий Утенок was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, 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.
33Д7775/2-2Side A, Stamped Runout
33Д7776/2-2Side B, Stamped Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия Д-7775 / Мелодия Д-7776First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д7775-7610", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д7775-7610", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия Д 7775-7610", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д7775-7610", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | USSR | Мелодия Д 7775-610", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия Д7775-76LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия Д7775-76LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия Д7775-76LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия Д 7775-6LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия Д7775-76LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия Д7775-76LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия Д7775-7610", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия Д 7775-6LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 7775-7610", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 7775—610", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 7775-610", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д7775-7610", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 7775—777610", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 7775-610", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Гадкий Утенок are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1972 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия Д-7775.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д-7775) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33Д7775/2-2 and 33Д7776/2-2. 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.