USSR
1969- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия 33Д 021187-8Мелодия 33Д 021145-6
- Format
- LP, Mono, Box Set · Blue Labels
Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1969
Шесть Симфоний was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
SR. 1. 40 057Label - Side A
SR. 2. 40 057Label - Side B
SR. 1. 40 058Label - Side C
SR. 2. 40 058Label - Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | France | Melodiya / La Voix De Son Maître CMB 2191-7First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1969 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 021187-8 / Мелодия 33Д 021145-6First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Argentina | Мелодия 6107/12LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия Д 021187-88, 33Д 021145-46, Д 021197-98, 33Д 020391-92, Д 020395-96, Д 020401-2LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1974 | UK | Melodiya / His Master's Voice SLS 881 / Melodiya / His Master's Voice 0C 177 ○ 50387-93LP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| 1974 | UK | Melodiya / His Master's Voice SLS 881 / Melodiya / His Master's Voice 0C 177 ○ 50387-50393LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1977 | Germany | Melodia-Eurodisc 25089 XXK / Melodia-Eurodisc 77 413 XKLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия С 01543-44 / Мелодия С 01545-46LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Мелодия OSA 6001LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 021187-021188, Д 021145-021146, Д 021197-021198, Д 020391-020392, Д 020395-020396, Д 020401-020402LP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 021187-8 / Мелодия Д 021145-6LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 782 052/58LP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
12 vinyl pressings of Шесть Симфоний are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in USSR, France. One of them is Мелодия 33Д 021187-8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33Д 021187-8, CMB 2191-7) 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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