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Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyБалет «Щелкунчик»

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Балет «Щелкунчик»

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1961

74 pressings10 countriesRomanticHolidayBalletClassical

Балет «Щелкунчик» was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Балет «Щелкунчик»

4 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 2 countries. 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.

USSR

November 17, 1961
Label and catalog number
Аккорд Д-06583-06584Аккорд Д-06585-06586
Format
LP, Mono, Box Set
Runout / matrix

Д06583/1-1 1Runout side A

Д06584/1-1 2Runout side B

Д06585/1-2 3Runout side C

Д06586/1-1 4Runout side D

Full details of this pressing

US

1961
Label and catalog number
Artia Records ALP(S) 180-1Artia Records ALP(S) 180/1
Format
LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set
Runout / matrix

ALPS-180A Side1 4-18-61 STEREO CDK AudioMatrix AB ASide A runout

ALPS-181A2 Side2 AudioMatrix CDK AB ASide B runout

ALPS-181B Side3 4-18-61 STEREO CDK AudioMatrix AB ASide C runout

ALPS-180B1 Side4 5-6-61 CDK AudioMatrix AB ASide D runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 74 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961USArtia Records ALP(S) 180-1 / Artia Records ALP(S) 180/1First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set
1961USSRАпрелевский Завод Д - 06583-86 (а)First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1961USSRLīgo Д-06583 / Līgo Д-06584First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1961USSRАккорд Д-06583-06584 / Аккорд Д-06585-06586First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1964USSRMezhdunarodnaya Kniga A 06583-86LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1968USSRМелодия Д 06583-6LP, Mono, Repress · MonoLP, Mono, Repress · Mono
1968USSRМелодия Д 06583-86LP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1968USSRМелодия Д 06583-86LP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1968USSRМелодия 33Д 06583-86LPLP
1968USSRМелодия 33Д-06583-86LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1969FranceMelodia / Le Chant Du Monde LDX D 78 436/37LP, Box Set, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited
1970s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973USSRМелодия 33С 0169—72LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1974USColumbia Masterworks MG 33116LPLP
1974ItalyMelodiya / La Voce Del Padrone 3C 165-95544/5LPLP
1975USColumbia / Melodiya M2 33116LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1975USSRМелодия 33Д-06583-86LP, Repress, Mono, Box Set, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono, Box Set, Mono · Mono
1976JapanVictor VIC-3013LP, AlbumLP, Album
1976UKMelodiya / His Master's Voice SXDW 3028 / Melodiya / His Master's Voice 0C 147 ○ 95544/5LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1976USSRМелодия СМ 0169—72LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1977USSRМелодия C-0169-72LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1977USSRМелодия С-0169-72 / Мелодия 33 С—0169-72LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1978USMusical Heritage Society MHS 3888 / 3889LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1978USMusical Heritage Society MHS-3888 / Musical Heritage Society MHS-3889LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1978USSRМелодия 33СМ 0169-72LP, Repress, Stereo, Box SetLP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set
1978USSRВФГ "Мелодия" 33СМ 0169-72LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1980s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USSRМелодия 33 С 0169—72(а)LP, RepressLP, Repress
1984GermanyMelodia-Eurodisc 40 041 6LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1984USSRМелодия 33 С 0169-72LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1985USSRМелодия 33 С 0169-72LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1987USSRМелодия 33СМ 0169-72LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1988USSRМелодия CM 0169-72LP, RepressLP, Repress
1989USSRМелодия CM 0169-72LP, RepressLP, Repress
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990USSRМелодия СМ 0169-72LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
Year unknown41 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownМелодия C-0169-72LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaArtia Recording Corporation ALPS 180 / Parliament PLPS-180LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceMelodia / Le Chant Du Monde LDX 78436/7LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited
?FranceMelodia / Le Chant Du Monde LDX 78436/7LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited
?FranceMelodia / Le Chant Du Monde LDX 78 436/37LP, Box Set, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited
?GermanyMelodia-Eurodisc 80 537 XDKLP, Album, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set
?GermanyMelodia-Eurodisc 80 537 XKLP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyMelodia-Eurodisc 80 537 XKLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?GermanyMelodia-Eurodisc 80 537 XDKLP, Album, Stereo, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Album, Stereo, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?HungaryМелодия C-0169-72LP, AlbumLP, Album
?JapanVictor VIC-4022~3LPLP
?JapanShinsekai Record SMK 7697LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?NetherlandsМелодия OSB 6003LPLP
?NetherlandsМелодия OSB 6003LPLP
?USColumbia M2 33116 / Мелодия M2 33116LP, AlbumLP, Album
All 41 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. The Nutcracker Ballet-Fairy-Play (In 2 Acts And 3 Scenes)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Балет «Щелкунчик» are there?

74 vinyl pressings of Балет «Щелкунчик» are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1961 and 1990.

When was Балет «Щелкунчик» first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in USSR, US. One of them is Аккорд Д-06583-06584, released November 17, 1961.

How do I tell if my copy of Балет «Щелкунчик» is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д-06583-06584, Д - 06583-86 (а), Д-06583, ALP(S) 180-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Д06583/1-1 1 and Д06584/1-1 2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Балет «Щелкунчик» on vinyl worth?

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.

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