USSR
1971- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия СМ 03011-12
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
33СМ03011/3-1Side A Runout (etched)
33СМ03012/3-2Side B Runout (stamped)
Vinyl pressings
by Ludwig van Beethoven · 1971
Концерт для скрипки с оркестром ре мажор, соч. 61 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.
3 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 countries. 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.
33СМ03011/3-1Side A Runout (etched)
33СМ03012/3-2Side B Runout (stamped)
GL 25005 A-2ESide A Runout (etched)
GL25005 B-1SSide B Runout (stamped)
80 458 PK
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 | Austria | Melodia-Eurodisc 61 678LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | Italy | RCA GL 25005First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | RCA GL 25005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия СМ 03011-12First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 10 1316LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Eurodisc 913016 / Eurodisc 80458LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA Victrola TVL1-1215 / RCA Victrola TVL1 1215LP | LP |
| 1977 | Italy | RCA GL 31215LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1978 | Hungary | Мелодия 33 СМ 03011-12LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03011-12LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Melodia Eterna 8 27 355LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Melodia Eterna 8 27 355 / Мелодия 33СМ-3011(а)LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия СМ03011—2LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03011-12(а)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия СМ03011—2LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия СМ03011—2 / Мелодия СМ03011—2(a)LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия С10 03011 000LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия С10 03011 000LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1985 | USSR | Мелодия С10 03011 000LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1986 | Italy | RCA VL 71120 / Eurodisc VL 71120LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Eurodisc SEDC 80008 / Eurodisc SEDC-80,008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Eurodisc 25932LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Eurodisc 80 458LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Melodia-Eurodisc 61 678LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Melodia-Eurodisc 80 458 PKLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Melodia-Eurodisc 30 214 1LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Fono-Ring SFGLP 78200 / Christophorus SFGLP 78200LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Melodia-Eurodisc 25 932 HKLP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Eurodisc 80 458 PKLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Eurodisc 80 458 PK / Melodia-Eurodisc 80458 PKLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Music Parade Cetra LEC 42LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Мелодия 691.424LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия CM 03011—2LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия СМ03011—2 / Мелодия СМ03011—2(a)LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия CM 03011-12LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of Концерт для скрипки с оркестром ре мажор, соч. 61 are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1971 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in USSR, UK, Italy. One of them is Мелодия СМ 03011-12.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use СМ 03011-12, GL 25005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33СМ03011/3-1 and 33СМ03012/3-2. 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.