Vinyl pressings
by Пикник · 1987
Иероглиф was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
С60-25987/1-2 DMMSide A runout stamped, variant 1
С60-25988/1-1 DMMSide B runout stamped, variant 1
С60-25987/3-4 DMMSide A runout stamped, variant 2
С60-25988/3-3 DMMSide B runout stamped, variant 2
С60-25987/1-6 DMMSide A runout, stamped - variant 1
С60-25988/1-5 DMMSide B runout, stamped - variant 1
С60-25987/1-5 DMMSide A runout stamped
С60-25988/3-3 DMMSide B runout stamped
С60- 25987/ 1-5 DMMSide 1
С60 25988/1-3 DMMSide 2
С60-25987/1-2 DMMA side runout / stamped
С60-25988/3-2 DMMB side runout / stamped
C60-25987/1-2 DMMSide A
C60-25988/1-1 DMMSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25987 002LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Russia | Bomba Music BoMB 033-844 LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Russia | Bomba Music BoMB 033-1006c LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
29 vinyl pressings of Иероглиф are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1987 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия С60 25987 002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use С60 25987 002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, С60-25987/1-2 DMM and С60-25988/1-1 DMM. 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.
