USSR
1968- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия 33Д—022557Мелодия 33Д—022558
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
33Д022557/3-1Side A runout stamped
33Д022558/3-1Side В runout stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Johann Sebastian Bach · 1968
Пастораль. Канцона. Партиты. Фуга was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
33Д022557/3-1Side A runout stamped
33Д022558/3-1Side В runout stamped
33Д022557/3-1Side A runout stamped
33Д022558/3-1Side В runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д—022557 / Мелодия 33Д—022558First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д—022557 / Мелодия 33Д—022558First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия СМ-02599 / Мелодия СМ-02600LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ—02599 / Мелодия 33СМ—02600LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия СМ-02599-600LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия СМ-02599-600LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 02599 / Мелодия 33 СМ 02600LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 02599 / Мелодия 33 СМ 02600LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия СМ-02599 / Мелодия СМ-02600LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия СМ 02599-600LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия СМ 02599-600LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | USSR | Мелодия СМ-02599-600LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 02599—600LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия СМ-02599 600LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Пастораль. Канцона. Партиты. Фуга are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1968 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия 33Д—022557.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33Д—022557) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33Д022557/3-1 and 33Д022558/3-1. 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.