USSR
1977- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия С52—08101-2
- Format
- 7", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
С52-08101/4-1Side A, stamped runout
С52-08102/4-1Side B, stamped runout
Vinyl pressings
by Олег Попов · 1977
Цирк, Цирк, Цирк! was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
С52-08101/4-1Side A, stamped runout
С52-08102/4-1Side B, stamped runout
С52-08101/4-1Side A
С52-08102/4-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия С52—08101-2First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С52-08101-02First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия С52-08101-27", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия С52-08101-27", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия С52-08101-27", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия С52—08101-27", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Stereo |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С52—08101-27", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С52—08101-27", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С52—08101-27", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С52—08101-27", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С52-08101–081027", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of Цирк, Цирк, Цирк! are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1977 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия С52—08101-2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use С52—08101-2, 33 С52-08101-02) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, С52-08101/4-1 and С52-08102/4-1. 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.