USSR
1983- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия С50 19265 000
- Format
- LP, Box Set
Vinyl pressings
by Максим Дунаевский · 1983
Три Мушкетера was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, 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.
С50-19265/2-1 1Side А runout stamped
С50-19266/2-1 2Side B runout stamped
С50-19267/2-1 3Side C runout stamped
С50-19268/2-1 4Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265 000First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1983 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265 000First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1983 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265 000First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265-70LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265—66 000 / Мелодия С50 19267—68 000LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265-70 000 / Мелодия С50 19265 000LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1985 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265 000LP, Repress, Box Set | LP, Repress, Box Set |
| 1985 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265 000LP, Repress, Box Set | LP, Repress, Box Set |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265 000LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265-70LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265-70LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265 000LP, Repress, Box Set | LP, Repress, Box Set |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265 000LP, Album, Repress, Box Set | LP, Album, Repress, Box Set |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265-70 000LP, Stereo, Box Set, Repress | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Repress |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19269—70 000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19267—68 000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265—66 000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265—70 000 / Мелодия С50 19265—66 000LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия С50 19265 000 / Мелодия С50-19265LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
| 1992 | Russia | Мелодия С50 19265 000LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Три Мушкетера are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1983 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия С50 19265 000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use С50 19265 000) 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.