USSR
1970- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия ГД 0002035-6
- Format
- Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Blue
- Runout / matrix
33ГД0002035/1-2A runout, stamped
33ГД0002036/1-2B runout, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Siegfried Walendy · 1970
Мелодии Друзей-70 was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
33ГД0002035/1-2A runout, stamped
33ГД0002036/1-2B runout, stamped
33Д00028659/3-1Side A
33Д00028660/3-1Side B
33Д00028659/3-1Side A
33Д00028660/3-1Side B
33Д00028659/3-1Side A
33Д00028660/3-1Side B
33Д00028659/3-1Side A stamped runout
33Д00028660/3-1Side B stamped runout
33Д00028659/3-1Side A, runout stamped
33Д00028660/3-1Side B, runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | USSR | Мелодия ГД 0002035-6First yearFlexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-00028659 / Мелодия 33Д-00028660First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-00028659 / Мелодия 33Д-00028660First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | USSR | Мелодия Д-00028659 / Мелодия Д-00028660First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | USSR | Мелодия Д-00028659 / Мелодия Д-00028660First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-00028659 / Мелодия 33Д-00028660First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-00028659-607", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-00028659-607", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-00028659 / Мелодия 33Д-000286607", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-00028659-607", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д-00028659 / Мелодия Д-000286607", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Мелодии Друзей-70 are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1970 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия ГД 0002035-6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ГД 0002035-6, 33Д-00028659, Д-00028659) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33ГД0002035/1-2 and 33ГД0002036/1-2. 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.