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Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyЩелкунчик (Фрагменты Из Балета)

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Щелкунчик (Фрагменты Из Балета)

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1963

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Щелкунчик (Фрагменты Из Балета) was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 Щелкунчик (Фрагменты Из Балета)

1 pressing came out in 1963, 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.

USSR

1963
Label and catalog number
Апрелевский Завод С 0673—674
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

33С0673/3-1Runout A etched

33С0674/3-1Runout B etched

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 46 vinyl pressings

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

1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963USSRАпрелевский Завод С 0673—674First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966USMonitor Records MCS 2104LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1969USSRМелодия 33Д--023933LP, AlbumLP, Album
1970s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972German Democratic Republic (GDR)Melodia Eterna 8 26 235LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1972German Democratic Republic (GDR)Melodia Eterna 8 26 235LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1973NetherlandsМелодия OS 2103LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1974German Democratic Republic (GDR)Melodia Eterna 8 26 235LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1974German Democratic Republic (GDR)Melodia Eterna 8 26 235LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1974USSRМелодия 33 СМ 0673-74LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1974USSRМелодия 33 СМ 0673-74LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1977USSRМелодия 33 СМ 0673-74LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1978FranceLe Chant Du Monde LDX 78 522 / Мелодия LDX 78 522LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1978PortugalAlvorada LP-S-45-2 / Мелодия LP-S-45-2LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1980s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983USSRМелодия СМ-0673-74LPLP
1983USSRМелодия СМ 0673-74LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1984USSRМелодия СМ-0673-74LPLP
1985USSRМелодия 33 СМ 0673-74LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1985USSRМелодия 33 СМ 0673-74LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1987USSRМелодия 33 СМ 0673-74LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown27 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownMelodia-Eurodisc 200 051-250LPLP
?FranceLe Chant Du Monde LDX 78 522 / Мелодия LDX 78 522LPLP
?FranceLe Chant Du Monde LDX 78 522 / Мелодия LDX 78 522LPLP
?FranceLe Chant Du Monde LDX 78 522 / Мелодия LDX 78 522LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?GermanyMelodia / Parnass 73 605LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyMelodia-Eurodisc S 73 605 PKLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GermanyMelodia-Eurodisc 200 051-250LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?NetherlandsМелодия 562 103LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?NetherlandsМелодия 150005LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?NetherlandsМелодия 390.074LPLP
?USSRМелодия 33СМ 0673-74LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USSRМелодия СМ-0673-74LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?USSRMezhdunarodnaya Kniga НД 7987-7988LP, 10"LP, 10"
?USSRМелодия 33СМ-0673-4LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?USSRMezhdunarodnaya Kniga Д 7987—7988(a)LP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
All 27 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. Щелкунчик (Фрагменты Из Балета)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Щелкунчик (Фрагменты Из Балета) are there?

46 vinyl pressings of Щелкунчик (Фрагменты Из Балета) are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1987.

When was Щелкунчик (Фрагменты Из Балета) first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in USSR. One of them is Апрелевский Завод С 0673—674.

How do I tell if my copy of Щелкунчик (Фрагменты Из Балета) is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use С 0673—674) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33С0673/3-1 and 33С0674/3-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Щелкунчик (Фрагменты Из Балета) 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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