USSR
1971- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия 33СМ 03369—72
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold, Blue labels
Vinyl pressings
by Johann Sebastian Bach · 1971
Органная Месса was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 03369—72First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 03369-72(a)LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 03369—72LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 03369—72LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 03369—72LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03369—72LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set, Album | LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set, Album |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03369—72LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03369—72LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03369—72LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия CM03369-72LP | LP |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия CM03369 / Мелодия CM03372LP | LP |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия СМ03369—72LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия СМ03369—72LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 03369—72LP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 03369—72LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 03369—72(а)LP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 03369—72LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03369—72LP, Album, Box Set, Album | LP, Album, Box Set, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия СМ-03369-72LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
19 vinyl pressings of Органная Месса are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1971 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия 33СМ 03369—72.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33СМ 03369—72) 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.