Vinyl pressings
by Led Zeppelin · 1988
Stairway To Heaven = Лестница На Небеса was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
С60-27501/1-1 DMMSide A, runout, stamped
С60-27502/1-2 DMMSide B, runout, stamped
27501Side A label number
27502Side B label number
С60-27501/1-1Side A, Stamped
С60-27502/1-4Side B, Stamped
С60-27501/1-3 DMMA, runout
С60-27502/1-1 DMMB, runout
C60-27501/1-4 DMMSide A, Stamped
C60-27501/1-2 DMMSide B, Stamped
С60-27501/1-3 DMMRunout, side A, variant 1
С60-27502/1-3 DMMRunout, side B, variant 1
С60-27501/1-2 DMMRunout, side A, variant 2
С60-27502/1-2 DMMRunout, side B, variant 2
С60-27501/1-1 DMMSide A, runout / stamped (Variant 1)
С60-27502/1-2 DMMSide B, runout / stamped (Variant 1)
С60-27501/1-4 DMMSide A, runout / stamped (Variant 2)
С60-27502/1-2 DMMSide B, runout / stamped (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27501 005LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С 60 27501 005LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27501 005LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27501 005LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27501 005LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1991 | Latvia | Мелодия C60 27501 005 / RiTonis C60 27501 005LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27501 005LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1992 | Russia | Мелодия C60 27501 005LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60 27501 005LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
54 vinyl pressings of Stairway To Heaven = Лестница На Небеса are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1988 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия С60 27501 005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use С60 27501 005, C60 27501 005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, С60-27501/1-1 DMM and С60-27502/1-2 DMM. 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.
