USSR
1971- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия CM 02995-6
- Format
- LP, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
33CM02995/2-2Runout side A
33CM02996/2-2Runout side B

Vinyl pressings
by Johann Sebastian Bach · 1971
Скрипичные Концерты 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.
6 pressings 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.
33CM02995/2-2Runout side A
33CM02996/2-2Runout side B
33CM02995/3-1Runout Side A Stamped
33CM02996/3-1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия CM 02995-6First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия СМ 02995-6First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия СМ 02995-6 / Мелодия 33СМ 02995-6First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия 33CM 02995-6(a)First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия CM 02995-6First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия CM 02995-6First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Benelux | Мелодия 553.060LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Мелодия 150.042 / Мелодия 150042LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Melodia / Le Chant Du Monde LDX 78562 / Melodia / Le Chant Du Monde LDX 78 562LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Shinsekai Record SMK-7781LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 02995—96LP | LP |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 02995—96LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 02995—96LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия 33 CM 02995-96(a)LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия CM 02995-96LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 02995—96LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия СМ02995-96LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 02995-96LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия СМ 02995-6LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1986 | USSR | Мелодия СМ 02995-6LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия СМ 02995-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Melodia-Eurodisc 85 953 MKLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 02995-96(а)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия СМ 02995-6LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 02995-96LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 02995-96LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия СМ 02995-6 / Мелодия 33СМ 02995-6LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия CM 02995-6LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Скрипичные Концерты are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия CM 02995-6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CM 02995-6, СМ 02995-6, 33CM 02995-6(a)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33CM02995/2-2 and 33CM02996/2-2. 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.