Vinyl pressings
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · 1957
Опера "Снегурочка" was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, 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.
Д03778/5-1 5Side E runout - etched
Д03779/6-1 6Side F runout - etched
Д03780/4-3 7Side G runout - etched
Д03781/2-2 8Side H runout - etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д—03774 / Апрелевский Завод Д—03775First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | USSR | Аккорд Д 03774—75 / Аккорд Д 03776—77Box Set, LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | Box Set, LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | USSR | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Д 03774—03783(а)Box Set, LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | Box Set, LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 015091-98LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 015091-98LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия Д 015091-98 / Мелодия Д 15091/98LP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 015091-98LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д-03774 / Апрелевский Завод Д-03775LP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д-03774/03775 / Апрелевский Завод Д-03776/03777LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 015091-98LP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga MK 217ELP, Box Set, Album | LP, Box Set, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Опера "Снегурочка" are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1957 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in USSR. One of them is Апрелевский Завод Д—03774.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д—03774) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Д03778/5-1 5 and Д03779/6-1 6. 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.
