Vinyl pressings
by Skaldowie · 1972
Скальды was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
33Д033373/2-1Side A runout, stamped
33Д033374/2-1Side B runout, stamped
33Д—033373Matrix on Side A label
33Д—033374Matrix on Side B label
33Д033373/1-2Side A runout, stamped
33Д033374/2-1Side B runout, stamped
33Д—033373Matrix on Side A label
33Д—033374Matrix on Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 033373—74First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия Д 033373—74First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия Д 033373—74First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 033373—74First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия СМ 03823-24LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия СМ 03823-24LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ03823-24LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 033373—74LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия С 03823—4LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03823-24LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия СМ 03823-24LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33СМ 03823—24LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия Д-033373 / Мелодия Д-033374LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03823-24LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ03823-24LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03823-24LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия СМ 03823-24LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-033373—74LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С 03823 / Мелодия С 03824LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ 03823-24LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия СМ-03823-24LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Скальды are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия 33Д 033373—74.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33Д 033373—74, Д 033373—74) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33Д033373/2-1 and 33Д033374/2-1. 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.
