Vinyl pressings
by Hector Berlioz · 1972
Реквием 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.
2 pressings 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.
33СМ03459/3-2 1Runout stamped, side A
33СМ03460/3-2 2Runout stamped, side B
33СМ03461/3-2 3Runout stamped, side C
33СМ03462/3-4 4Runout stamped, side D
33СМ 03459/3-2 1A Side
33СМ 03460/3-2 2B Side
33СМ 03461/3-2 3C Side
33СМ 03462/3-4 4D Side
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 33СМ 03459-62First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия СМ 03459-62First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03459—62LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 03459—62LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия СМ03459-62LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03459-62LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03459—62LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия СМ03459-62LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 03459—62LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03459—62LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 03459-62LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ-03459-62LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Реквием are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия СМ 03459-62.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use СМ 03459-62, 33СМ 03459-62) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33СМ03459/3-2 1 and 33СМ03460/3-2 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.
