France
1978- Label and catalog number
- Melodia / Le Chant Du Monde LDX 78681/84
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka · 1978
Руслан И Людмила, Опера was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1978, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | France | Melodia / Le Chant Du Monde LDX 78681/84First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Melodia-Eurodisc 300 316-445LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 10—11801-8LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С10-11801-8LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 10 - 11801-8LP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 10 - 11801-8LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1982 | UK | Melodiya / His Master's Voice SLS 5247 / Melodiya / His Master's Voice 0C 151-64 765/7LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1983 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1116 3691-94 GLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Le Chant Du Monde LDX 78681/84 / Melodia / Le Chant Du Monde LDX 78681/84LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 10 - 11801-08(a)LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
10 vinyl pressings of Руслан И Людмила, Опера are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1978 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in France. One of them is Melodia / Le Chant Du Monde LDX 78681/84.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LDX 78681/84) 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.