US
1961- Label and catalog number
- Parliament PLP-153
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
E 35/E ARunout stamp A
E 36/J A1BRunout stamp B
E 35Label A
E 36Label B

Vinyl pressings
by Richard Wagner · 1961
Předehry K Operám was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
E 35/E ARunout stamp A
E 36/J A1BRunout stamp B
E 35Label A
E 36Label B
ABRunout stamp A
ADRunout stamp B
PLPS 153A 5-6-61 CDKLabel A
PLPS 153B 12-21-61Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Czechoslovakia | Gramofonový Klub DV 5579LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Parliament PLP-153First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Parliament PLP(S) - 153First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Spain | Discophon 4001LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50134LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50134LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 2110LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50134LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50134LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50134LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50134LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 10 8018 -1 011LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50014LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST10134LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon DV 5579LP | LP |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST10134LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50014LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 10134LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SV 8018LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 2110LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 2110LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Parliament PLP (S) - 153LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Předehry K Operám are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Parliament PLP-153.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PLP-153, PLP(S) - 153) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E 35/E A and E 36/J A1B. 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.

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