USSR
1967- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия 33С 01687-88(а)
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo

Vinyl pressings
by Johann Sebastian Bach · 1967
Хоральные Прелюдии (Choral Preludes) was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
33Д020151/3-1Runout Side A, Stamped
33Д020152/3-1Runout Side B, Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 01687-88(а)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | USSR | Мелодия Д-020151 / Мелодия Д-020152First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | USSR | Мелодия С–01688 / Мелодия С–01687LP | LP |
| 1968 | US | Melodiya/Angel SR-40045LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 01687–8LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 01687–8LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 01687–8LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | USSR | Мелодия С 01687–8LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 01687–88LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1974 | Italy | Melodiya / La Voce Del Padrone 3C 065 - 95563LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С-01687-8LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия С-01687-8 / Мелодия 33 С 01687-88LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С 01687-88LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33С 01687–88LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01687–88LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С01687-88LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01687–88(а) / Мелодия 33С–01687–88(а)LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01687—88LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия С 01687-88LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С 01687-88LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С-01687-8LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01687-88LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С 01687–88LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С-01687-8LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия 33С-01687-8LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01687-8LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33С 01687-88LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С01687-88LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33С 01687—8LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C-01687-88LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C 01687-8LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01687–88(а)LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of Хоральные Прелюдии (Choral Preludes) are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1967 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия 33С 01687-88(а).
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33С 01687-88(а), Д-020151) 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.