Vinyl pressings
by София Ротару · 1987
Монолог О Любви was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
С60-25405/2-1Side A, Variant 1
С60-25406/2-1Side B, Variant 1
С60-25405/2-2Side A, Variant 2, 9
С60-25406/2-1Side B, Variant 2, 9
С60-25405/2-2Side A runout, stamped
С60-25406/2-2Side B runout, stamped
С60-25405 / 2-2
С60-25406 / 2-2
(Variant 2): С60-25405 / 2-1
(Variant 2): С60-25406 / 2-1
С60-25405 / 2-1Side A
С60-25406 / 2-1Side B
С60-25405 / 2-1Side A, variant 1
С60-25406 / 2-1Side B, variant 1
С60-25405 / 2-2Side A, variant 2
С60-25406 / 2-2Side B, variant 2
С60-25405 / 2-1
С60-25406 / 2-1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия C60 25405 000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия С60 25405 000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
26 vinyl pressings of Монолог О Любви are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1987 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия С60 25405 000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use С60 25405 000, C60 25405 000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, С60-25405/2-1 and С60-25406/2-1. 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.
