USSR
1965- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия 33Д—015497-8
- Format
- LP, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1965
Лебединое Озеро was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д—015497-8First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | USSR | Мелодия Д—015497-8LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 015497—98LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия Д 015497—98LP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 015497-8LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия Д-015497 / Мелодия Д-015498LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия Д 015497-8LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия Д 015497-8LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | USSR | Мелодия Д015497—98LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | USSR | Мелодия Д 015497-98LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1986 | USSR | Мелодия Д 015497-8LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия Д 015497-8LP, Misprint, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Misprint, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия Д 015497-8LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия Д015497-98LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия Д 015497-8LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д-015497 / Мелодия Д-015498LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 015497-98LP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 015497-8LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-015497-8LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 015497—98LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д015497-98LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 015497—98LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д-015497 / Мелодия Д-015498LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 015497-8LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 015497-98LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д-015497-98LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
26 vinyl pressings of Лебединое Озеро are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1965 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия 33Д—015497-8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33Д—015497-8) 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.

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