Vinyl pressings
by The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra · 1959
De Moldau was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
45 427/D 1A 2BRunout side A, variante 1
45 248/H 1CRunout side B, variante 1
C 247/H CRunout side A, variante 2
45 248/H ERunout side B, variante 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 04106First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUK 30501EP, 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | EP, 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUK 30125EP, 7", 45 RPM | EP, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 041067", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 041067", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 041067", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 041067", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon EKS 17 0017", 45 RPM, Mono, EP · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, EP · Mono |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUEC 839 - K7", EP | 7", EP |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon A17R 00017", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Supraphon SUEC 839 / Supraphon SUEC 839-K7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
11 vinyl pressings of De Moldau are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1959 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Czechoslovakia. One of them is Supraphon 04106.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 04106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 427/D 1A 2B and 45 248/H 1C. 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.
