Vinyl pressings
by Sergei Rachmaninoff · 1986
Vespers, Op. 37 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.
5 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.
С10 24467/1-1 1 DMMSide A runout stamped
С10 24468/1-1 2 DMMSide B runout stamped
С10 24469/1-1 3 DMMSide C runout stamped
С10 24470/1-1 4 DMMSide D runout stamped
С10-24467/1-1 1 DMMRunout side A
С10-24468/1-1 2 DMMRunout side B
С10-24469/1-2 3 DMMRunout side C
С10-24470/1-1 4 DMMRunout side D
C10-24467/1-3 1 DMMSide A
C10-24468/3-3 2 DMMSide B
C10-24469/1-3 3 DMMSide C
C10-24470/3-3 4 DMMSide D
С10-24467/1-1 1 DMMRunout, Side A
С10-24468/1-1 2 DMMRunout, Side B
С10-24469/1-1 3 DMMRunout, Side C
С10-24470/1-1 4 DMMRunout, Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С10 24467 009LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия R10 00189LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
19 vinyl pressings of Vespers, Op. 37 are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1986 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия С10 24467 009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use С10 24467 009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, С10 24467/1-1 1 DMM and С10 24468/1-1 2 DMM. 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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