Vinyl pressings
by Рашид Бейбутов · 1954
Песня Раджа / Наша Индия was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1954, 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.
А24188/6-1Variant 1 Side A runout etched
24189/3-2Variant 1 Side B runout etched
А24188/6-2Variant 2 Side A runout etched
24189/3-1Variant 2 Side B runout etched
А24188/6-2Side A, Etched, Variant 1
24189/3-2Side B, Etched, Variant 1
А24188/6-1Side A, Etched, Variant 2
24189/3-1Side B, Etched, Variant 2
А24188/6-1Side A, etched runout
24189/3-1Side B, etched runout
24224/3-1A - etched runout
23351/3-1 ∆B - etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 24188 / Апрелевский Завод 24189First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | USSR | Рижский Завод 24188 / Рижский Завод 24189First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | USSR | Рижский Завод 23351 / Рижский Завод 24188First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | USSR | Ленинградский Завод 24188 / Ленинградский Завод 24189First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | USSR | Ленинградский Завод 24188 / Ленинградский Завод 24189First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | USSR | Рижский Завод 24224 / Рижский Завод 23351First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | USSR | Ташкентский Завод 24188 / Ташкентский Завод 24189First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | USSR | Государственный Дом Звукозаписи 24224 / Государственный Дом Звукозаписи 23351Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1954 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 24188 / Апрелевский Завод 24189First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | USSR | Рижский Завод 23351 / Рижский Завод 24224First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 24188 / Апрелевский Завод 24189First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | USSR | Трест "Мосгорпластмасс" Фабрика Пластмасс №1 24188 / Трест "Мосгорпластмасс" Фабрика Пластмасс №1 24189First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | USSR | Рижский Завод 24224 / Рижский Завод 23351First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 24188 / Апрелевский Завод 24189First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | USSR | Рижский Завод 24224 / Рижский Завод 23351Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Ленинградский Завод 24188 / Ленинградский Завод 24189Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Рижский Завод 24224 / Рижский Завод 23351Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 24188 / Апрелевский Завод 24189Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Ленинградский Завод 24188 / Ленинградский Завод 24189Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Līgo 24188 / Līgo 24189Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Ташкентский Завод 24188 / Ташкентский Завод 24189Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | USSR | Līgo 24188 / Līgo 24189Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
23 vinyl pressings of Песня Раджа / Наша Индия are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1954 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in USSR. One of them is Апрелевский Завод 24188.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 24188, 23351, 24224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, А24188/6-1 and 24189/3-2. 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.
