Czechoslovakia
1953- Label and catalog number
- Supraphon LPM 141
- Format
- LP, 10", Mono
- Runout / matrix
MM 265Runout Stamp A
MM 266Runout Stamp B
Vinyl pressings
by Maria Lătărețu · 1953
Rumanian Folk Songs And Dances was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. 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 1953, 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.
MM 265Runout Stamp A
MM 266Runout Stamp B
MM 265Side A label
MM 266Side B label
MM 265/JRunout Stamp A
MM 266/KRunout Stamp B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon LPM 141First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon LPM 141First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon LPM 141First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1959 | US | Artia Recording Corporation ALP 105LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Artia Recording Corporation ALP 105LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Artia Recording Corporation ALP 105LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Venezuela | Vene Vox BL-129LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Netherlands | Fidelio SPH 988 / Fidelio VR 20688LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon LPM 141 / Supraphon SUF 141LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon LPM 141LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon LPM 141 / Supraphon F LPM 141LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon LPM 141 / Supraphon F LPM 141LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Rumanian Folk Songs And Dances are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1953 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in Czechoslovakia. One of them is Supraphon LPM 141.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM 141) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MM 265 and MM 266. 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.