USSR
1953- Label and catalog number
- Завод Грампластинок Москворецкого Района 23017Завод Грампластинок Москворецкого Района 23018
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Капиталина Лазаренко · 1953
Вальс / Гитана was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1953, 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.
23017 / 4-1 ∆A-Side Runout Etching
23018 / 6-2 ∆B-Side Runout Etching
23017/4-1 △Side A (Variant 1)
23018/5-2 △Side B (Variant 1)
А23017/4-1Side A (Variant 2)
23018/3-6Side B (Variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | USSR | Завод Грампластинок Москворецкого Района 23017 / Завод Грампластинок Москворецкого Района 23018First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | USSR | Рижский Завод 23017 / Рижский Завод 23018First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 23017 / Апрелевский Завод 23018First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | USSR | Рижский Завод 23017 / Рижский Завод 23018First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | USSR | Ташкентский Завод 23017 / Ташкентский Завод 23018First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 23017 / Апрелевский Завод 23018Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Ленинградский Завод 23017 / Ленинградский Завод 23018Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 23017 / Апрелевский Завод 23018Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Ленинградский Завод 23017 / Ленинградский Завод 23018Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Рижский Завод 23017 / Рижский Завод 23018Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Рижский Завод 23017 / Рижский Завод 23018Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Вальс / Гитана are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1953 and 1957.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in USSR. One of them is Завод Грампластинок Москворецкого Района 23017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 23017) 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.