USSR
1963- Label and catalog number
- Аккорд Д 09405—09406
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
33Д09405/1-2A, stamped runout
33Д09406/1-2B, stamped runout
Vinyl pressings
by Sergei Rachmaninoff · 1963
Играет Владимир Софроницкий was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1963, 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.
33Д09405/1-2A, stamped runout
33Д09406/1-2B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | USSR | Аккорд Д 09405—09406First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д-09405 / Апрелевский Завод Д-09406LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | USSR | Мелодия Д—09405 / Мелодия Д—09406LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | USSR | Мелодия 33НД—09405 / Мелодия 33НД—09406LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | USSR | Мелодия 33НД—09405 / Мелодия 33НД—09406LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | USSR | Мелодия 33НД—09405 / Мелодия 33НД—09406LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33 НД 09405-6LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Melodia Eterna 8 21 596LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия НД 09405-6LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 09405—09406LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 09405—09406LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 НД 09405-6LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод 33Д-09405-6LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д—09405-6LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Играет Владимир Софроницкий are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1963 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in USSR. One of them is Аккорд Д 09405—09406.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д 09405—09406) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33Д09405/1-2 and 33Д09406/1-2. 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.

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