USSR
1973- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия 33Д—034501Мелодия 33Д—034502
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Николай Васильевич Гоголь · 1973
Ночь Перед Рождеством was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д—034501 / Мелодия 33Д—034502First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия М40 34501 001LP | LP |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия М40 034501 001LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия М40 034501 001LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия Д 034501—502LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия Д-034501—02LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия М50 034501 001LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия м50 34501 001LP | LP |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия Д034501—02LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия Д034501—02LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия Д034501—02LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 034501—02LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Ночь Перед Рождеством are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1973 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия 33Д—034501.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33Д—034501) 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.