Vinyl pressings
by The Blue Effect · 1977
Svitanie was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, 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.
OE 1968/A B 6Runout A - Variant 1
OE 1969/B B 5Runout B - Variant 1
OE 1968/A A 6Runout A - Variant 2
OE 1969/A A 3Runout B - Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0541 / Opus 91 16 0541First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0541LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0541 / Opus 91 16 0541LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0541 / Opus 91 16 0541LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0541 / Opus 91 16 0541LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0541 / Opus 91 16 0541LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0541LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0541LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0541LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Slovakia | Opus 91 0541-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Svitanie are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1977 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Czechoslovakia. One of them is Opus 9116 0541.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9116 0541) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OE 1968/A B 6 and OE 1969/B B 5. 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.
