Vinyl pressings
by Леонид Утесов · 1972
Записи 1929—1946 годов was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
Д-033307Matrix on Side A label
Д-033308Matrix on Side B label
Д-033309Matrix on Side C label
Д-033310Matrix on Side D label
33Д033307/1-3Side A, Stamped Runout
33Д033308/1-2Side B, Stamped Runout
33Д033309/2-1Side C, Stamped Runout
33Д033310/2-1Side D, Stamped Runout
33Д033307/1-3Side A, Stamped Runout
33Д033308/1-2Side B, Stamped Runout
33Д033309/2-1Side C, Stamped Runout
33Д033310/2-1Side D, Stamped Runout
33Д033307/1-3Side A Runout Stamped
33Д033308/2-1Side B Runout Stamped
33Д033309/2-1Side C Runout Stamped
33Д033310/2-1Side D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия Д 033307-8 / Мелодия Д 033309-10First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 033307—12First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия Д 033307—8 / Мелодия Д 033309—10First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-033307/12First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 033307/12First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д033307-12First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д033307-12First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д—033307 / Мелодия 33Д—033308First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 033307/12LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 033307/12LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 033307-12LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 033307/12LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 033307/12LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-033307/12LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 033307-12LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д-033307 / Мелодия Д-033308LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 033307—8 / Мелодия Д 033309—10LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Записи 1929—1946 годов are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия Д 033307-8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д 033307-8, 33Д 033307—12, Д 033307—8, 33Д-033307/12) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Д-033307 and Д-033308. 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.
