Czechoslovakia
1967- Label and catalog number
- Supraphon СУА 10882
- Format
- LP, Mono · Russian Blue Labels
- Runout / matrix
A 3955/A ASide A
A 3956/C BSide B
Vinyl pressings
by Josef Suk · 1967
Plays Violin Encores 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.
A 3955/A ASide A
A 3956/C BSide B
E 901/B BRunout side A
E 902/A ARunout side B
E 901Label side A
E 902Label side B
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 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon СУА 10882First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 10882LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50882First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50882LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 10882LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Epic BC 1367LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50882LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50882 / Supraphon 50 882LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50882 / Supraphon 50 882LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Supraphon OZ-7018-SLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50882LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50882LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50882 / Supraphon 50 882LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50882 / Supraphon 50 882LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Plays Violin Encores are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1967 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Czechoslovakia. One of them is Supraphon СУА 10882.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use СУА 10882, SUA ST 50882) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A 3955/A A and A 3956/C B. 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.