Vinyl pressings
by Phoenix · 1974
Mugur De Fluier was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
STM-M-0968-1-ASide A runout - etched (variant 1)
STM-M-0968-2-ASide B runout - etched (variant 1)
STM-M-0968-1-ASide A runout - etched (variant 2)
STM-0968-2-ASide B runout - etched (variant 2)
-N- STM-M-0968-1-ASide A runout - etched
STM-M-0968-2-ASide B runout - etched
0968/1Side A label matrix
0968/2Side B label matrix
NSide A runout - etched
STM-M-0968-1-ASide A runout - etched
-N-Side B runout - etched
STM-M-0968-2-ASide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Romania | Electrecord STM-EDE 0968First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Romania | Electrecord STM-EDE 0968First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1974 | Romania | Electrecord STM-EDE 0968First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Romania | Electrecord STM-EDE 0968 / Electrecord ST-EDE 0968LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Nemo Records NEM 1004LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Limited |
| 2014 | Germany | O-Music OM 71064-1 / O-Music OM 71064LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE 0968 / Electrecord STM-EDE 0968LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE 0968 / Electrecord STM-EDE 0968LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord STM-EDE 0968 / Electrecord ST-EDE 0968LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE 0968 / Electrecord STM-EDE 0968LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Mugur De Fluier are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1974 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Romania. One of them is Electrecord STM-EDE 0968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STM-EDE 0968) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STM-M-0968-1-A and STM-M-0968-2-A. 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.
