Vinyl pressings
by Raimonds Pauls · 1984
Диалог was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
С60-21271/4-1Runout stamped, side A, variant 1
С60-21272/2-1Runout stamped, side B, variant 1
С60-21271/2-3Runout stamped, side A, variant 2
С60-21272/2-1Runout stamped, side B, variant 2
С60-21271/4-1Runout Side 1, Stamped
С60-21272/2-2Runout Side 2, Stamped
С60-21271/2-3Runout side A
С60-21272/2-2Runout side B
21271Label side A
21272Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60 21271 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
43 vinyl pressings of Диалог are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1984 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия С60 21271 006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use С60 21271 006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, С60-21271/4-1 and С60-21272/2-1. 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.
