USSR
1960- Label and catalog number
- Līgo 36287Līgo 36288
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Ирина Бржевская · 1960
Геологи / Машинист was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | USSR | Līgo 36287 / Līgo 36288First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 36287 / Апрелевский Завод 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 36287 / Апрелевский Завод 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Melodija 36287 / Melodija 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Melodija 36287 / Melodija 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 36287 / Апрелевский Завод 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 36287 / Апрелевский Завод 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Ташкентский Завод 36287 / Ташкентский Завод 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Дустлик / Дружба 36287 / Дустлик / Дружба 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | USSR | Ташкентский Завод 36287 / Ташкентский Завод 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 36287 / Мелодия 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Līgo 36287 / Līgo 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Київпластмас 36287 / Київпластмас 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | USSR | Дустлик / Дружба 36287 / Дустлик / Дружба 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | USSR | Аккорд 36287 / Аккорд 36288Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Геологи / Машинист are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1960 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in USSR. One of them is Līgo 36287.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 36287) 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.