USSR
1968- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия Д 021627-8
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
33Д 021627A side label
33Д 021628B side label

Vinyl pressings
by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka · 1968
Selected Symphony Works was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
33Д 021627A side label
33Д 021628B side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | USSR | Мелодия Д 021627-8First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | France | Melodiya / La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 063-90237 / Melodiya / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 063 - 90.237LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Melodiya/Angel SR-40081LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Melodiya/Angel SR-40081LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | USSR | Мелодия С-01681 / Мелодия С-01682LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Melodia Eterna 8 26 239LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Melodia Eterna 8 26 239 / Мелодия С 01681-82LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01681-82LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С 01681-2LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01681-82LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Victor VIC-5055 / Мелодия VIC-5055LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01681—82LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Musical Heritage Society MHS 4779FLP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | USSR | Мелодия С 01681-82LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С 01681—82LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01681-82LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Melodiya / La Voce Del Padrone 3C 065-90237LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Мелодия 390.071LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Мелодия OS 2189LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Мелодия 390-007LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия CO 1681-82LP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01681-82LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 021627-28LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 021627-28LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С 01681—82LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д-021627 / Мелодия Д-021628LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С 01681-2LP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01681-82LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 01681—82LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 021627—8LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
30 vinyl pressings of Selected Symphony Works are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия Д 021627-8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д 021627-8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33Д 021627 and 33Д 021628. 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.