USSR
1956- Label and catalog number
- Апрелевский Завод Д—02020Апрелевский Завод Д—02021
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Soloists Of The Bolshoi Theatre · 1956
Опера "Евгений Онегин" was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1956, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д—02020 / Апрелевский Завод Д—02021First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Westminster OPW 1303LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Parlophone Odeon PMA 1050-1052LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | USSR | Аккорд Д-011287-92LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | USSR | Аккорд Д-02920-27LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | USSR | Аккорд Д 011287—011288 / Аккорд Д 011289—011290LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1963 | USSR | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga 33Д-011287(а)LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Bruno Records BR 23001-3LLP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Australia | World Record ClubLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono, Box Set · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono, Box Set · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия CM 02039-44(a)LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия 33CM 02039-44(a)LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 011287-92LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-011287-92LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-011287-92LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 011287-92LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Melodija 33Д-011287-92LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga 33Д-011287-92LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga MK 204 DLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Ленинградский Завод Д-02926LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 011287-92LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Melodiya Record Company Europe 011287Box Set, LP, Mono · Mono | Box Set, LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Грампластинок Д 011287—011288 / Апрелевский Завод Грампластинок Д 011289—011290LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Опера "Евгений Онегин" are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1956 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in USSR. One of them is Апрелевский Завод Д—02020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д—02020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.