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Ray CharlesSelected Songs = Избранные Песни

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Selected Songs = Избранные Песни

by Ray Charles · 1986

13 pressings1 countryRhythm & BluesFunk / Soul

Selected Songs = Избранные Песни was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Selected Songs = Избранные Песни

4 pressings came out in 1986, 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.

Bulgaria

1986
Label and catalog number
Балкантон ВТА 11890
Format
LP, Compilation · Lilac Labels
Runout / matrix

BTA 11890 A S1 5 86N 1Runout side A, stamped (last 1 etched)

BTA 11890 B S1 5 86N 1Runout side B, stamped (last 1 etched)

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Bulgaria

1986
Label and catalog number
Балкантон ВТА 11890
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo · Orange Label
Runout / matrix

ВТА 11890 A S1 5 86 N 4-1Side A

ВТА 11890 B S1 5 86 N 2-2Side B

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Bulgaria

1986
Label and catalog number
Балкантон ВТА 11890
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo · Red Label
Runout / matrix

BTA 11X890 A S1 89N 1 3

BTA 11890 B S1 9 89N 1

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

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1980s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1986BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1986BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
1986BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1986BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1986BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1988BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890LP, Compilation, Repress, StereoLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo
1988BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
1988BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890LP, Compilation, Repress, StereoLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo
1988BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?BulgariaБалкантон ВТА 11890LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1I Can't Stop Loving You
  2. A2Georgia On My Mind
  3. A3Hit The Road Jack
  4. A4Take These Chains From My Heart
  5. A5Ruby
  6. A6Yesterday
  7. B1Together Again
  8. B2Busted
  9. B3Crying Time
  10. B4Don't Set Me Free
  11. B5Makin' Believe
  12. B6Born To Lose
  13. B7Eleanor Rigby

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Selected Songs = Избранные Песни are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Selected Songs = Избранные Песни are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1986 and 1988.

When was Selected Songs = Избранные Песни first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Bulgaria. One of them is Балкантон ВТА 11890.

How do I tell if my copy of Selected Songs = Избранные Песни is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ВТА 11890) 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.

How much is Selected Songs = Избранные Песни on vinyl worth?

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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