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Sergei RachmaninoffОпера «Алеко»

Vinyl pressings

Опера «Алеко»

by Sergei Rachmaninoff · 1959

12 pressings1 countryOperaRomanticOrchestraClassical

Опера «Алеко» was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 Опера «Алеко»

1 pressing came out in 1959, 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.

USSR

1959
Label and catalog number
Апрелевский Завод Д—5682Апрелевский Завод Д—5683
Format
LP, 10", Mono
Runout / matrix

Д5682/2-1 1A, stamped runout

Д5683/2-2 2B, stamped runout

Д5684/2-3 3C, stamped runout

Д5685/2-1 4D, stamped runout

Full details of this pressing

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

All 12 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959USSRАпрелевский Завод Д—5682 / Апрелевский Завод Д—5683First yearLP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
1960s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964USSRАккорд Д 5682—5683 / Аккорд Д 5684—5685LP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, 10", Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USSRМелодия 33Д 5682—85LP, 10", Reissue, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, 10", Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?USSRМелодия 33Д 5682—85LP, 10", Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, 10", Mono, Box Set · Mono
?USSRАккорд Д-5682 / Аккорд Д-5683LP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
?USSRМелодия Д 033753-4 / Мелодия 33 Д 033753-4LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USSRМелодия Д 5682/5685LP, 10", Reissue, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, 10", Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?USSRМелодия Д-5682 / Мелодия Д-5683LP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
?USSRМелодия 33Д 033753—54LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USSRМелодия 33Д 5682-8510", Mono, Box Set · Mono10", Mono, Box Set · Mono
?USSRМелодия Д—5682 / Мелодия Д—5683LP, 10", Repress, Mono · MonoLP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono
?USSRMezhdunarodnaya Kniga / Мелодия Д-5682LP, 10", Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, 10", Mono, Box Set · Mono

Tracklist

  1. AОпера «Алеко»
  2. BОпера «Алеко» (Продолжение 1)
  3. CОпера «Алеко» (Продолжение 2)
  4. DОпера «Алеко» (Окончание)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Опера «Алеко» are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Опера «Алеко» are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1959 and 1964.

When was Опера «Алеко» first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in USSR. One of them is Апрелевский Завод Д—5682.

How do I tell if my copy of Опера «Алеко» is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д—5682) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Д5682/2-1 1 and Д5683/2-2 2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Опера «Алеко» 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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