USSR
1971- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия Д031211-12Мелодия 33Д031211-12
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
33Д-031211/3-1Runout Side A Stamped
33Д-031212/3-1Runout Side B Stamped

Vinyl pressings
by Raimonds Pauls · 1971
Teic, Kur Zeme Tā was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
33Д-031211/3-1Runout Side A Stamped
33Д-031212/3-1Runout Side B Stamped
33СМ02885/1-1Runout side A stamped
33СМ02886/1-1Runout side B stamped
33Д-031211/3-1Side A, Stamped Runout
33Д-031212/3-1Side B, Stamped Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия Д031211-12 / Мелодия 33Д031211-12First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ—02885—6First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-031211 / Мелодия 33Д-031212First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ-02885-86LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия СМ-02885-86LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д031211-12LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ-02885-86LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ-02885-86LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ-02885-86LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ-02885-86LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ-02885-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ-02885-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия СМ-02885-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ-02885-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ-02885-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ-02885-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Daiga 344LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия СМ-02885-6LP, Repress, Album | LP, Repress, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ—02885—6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия СМ-02885-6LP, Repress, Album | LP, Repress, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Teic, Kur Zeme Tā are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1971 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия Д031211-12.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д031211-12, 33СМ—02885—6, 33Д-031211) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33Д-031211/3-1 and 33Д-031212/3-1. 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.