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Marek & VacekPlay Favourite Melodies

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Play Favourite Melodies

by Marek & Vacek · 1967

10 pressings1 countryClassicalClassical

Play Favourite Melodies was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Play Favourite Melodies

3 pressings came out in 1967, 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.

Poland

1967
Label and catalog number
Pronit XL 0464
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Grey Label
Runout / matrix

M 3 XW 959-3 MJ-ZGRunout side A, stamped

M-3 XW 960-2 JP-ACRunout side B, stamped

M-3 XW-959Label, Side A

M-3 XW-960Label, Side B

Full details of this pressing

Poland

1967
Label and catalog number
Pronit XL 0464
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Blue labels
Runout / matrix

M-3 XW-959Label, side A

M-3 XW-960Label, side B

Full details of this pressing

Poland

1967
Label and catalog number
Pronit XL 0464
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Pink label
Runout / matrix

M-3 XW-959Label, side A

M-3 XW-960Label, side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967PolandPronit XL 0464First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967PolandPronit XL 0464First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967PolandPronit XL 0464First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1968PolandPronit XL 0464LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?PolandPronit SX 0464LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?PolandPronit SX 0464LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?PolandPronit SX 0464LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?PolandPronit SX 0464LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?PolandPronit XL 0464LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?PolandPronit SXL 0464 / Pronit SX 0464LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Prząśniczka = Spinner
  2. A2Allegretto
  3. A3Wesoły Wieśniak = Gay Peasant
  4. A4Cyrulik Sewilski = The Barber Of Seville
  5. A5Preludium As-Dur = Prelude In A Flat Major
  6. A6Oczy Czarne = Black Eyes
  7. B1Koncert A-Moll = Concerto In A Minor
  8. B2Symfonia Nr 4 "Włoska" = Symphony No. 4 "Italian"
  9. B3Słowik = Nightingale
  10. B4Komm, Lieber Mai
  11. B5Łabędź = Swan
  12. B6Chciałabym, A Boję Się = Happy Days

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Play Favourite Melodies are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Play Favourite Melodies are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1967 and 1968.

When was Play Favourite Melodies first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Poland. One of them is Pronit XL 0464.

How do I tell if my copy of Play Favourite Melodies is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XL 0464) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M 3 XW 959-3 MJ-ZG and M-3 XW 960-2 JP-AC. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Play Favourite Melodies on vinyl worth?

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.

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