USSR
1976- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия С60-06735-6
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
С60-06735/3-1Side A runout variant 1
С60-06736/3-2Side B runout variant 1
Vinyl pressings
by Raimonds Pauls · 1976
Laternu Stundā (Estrādes Dziesmas) was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
С60-06735/3-1Side A runout variant 1
С60-06736/3-2Side B runout variant 1
С60-05533/3-1Runout side A, stamped
С60-05534/3-2Runout side B, stamped
С60-06735/3-1Runout Side A Stamped
С60-06736/3-2Runout Side B Stamped
С60-06735/3-1Side A
С60-06736/3-2Side B
С60-06735/3-1A, runout stamped
С60-06736/3-2B, runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06735-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06735-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06735-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06735-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06735-6First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06735-6First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06735-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06735-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06735-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия С60-06735-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60-06735 / Мелодия С60-06736LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Laternu Stundā (Estrādes Dziesmas) are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1976 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия С60-06735-6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use С60-06735-6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, С60-06735/3-1 and С60-06736/3-2. 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.