Vinyl pressings
by Vagif Mustafa Zadeh · 1979
Джазовые Композиции = Jazz Compositions was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
С60-12277/4-1Side A runout stamped
С60-12278/4-1Side B runout stamped
С60-12279/4-1Side C runout stamped
С60-12280/4-1Side D runout stamped
С60–12277/4–1Runout side A, stamped
С60–12277/8–1Runout side B, stamped
С60-12279/4-2Side A Stamped Run-outs
С60-12280/4-1Side B Stamped Run-outs
С60-12277/4-1Side A, stamped runout
С60-12278/4-1Side B, stamped runout
С60-12277/4-1Side A, Stamped Runout
С60-12278/4-1Side B, Stamped Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия C 60-12277-80First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С60-12277-78First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12277-80First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С60-12279-80First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С60—12277 / Мелодия С60—12278First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С60—12277 / Мелодия С60—12278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С60–12279-80First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С60-12279 / Мелодия С60-12280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С60—12277 / Мелодия С60—12278First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия 33 C 60-12277-78First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С60-12277 / Мелодия С60-12278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С60—12277 / Мелодия С60—12278First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С60-12279 / Мелодия С60-12280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | East Wind Records MC-20650LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С 60–12279-80LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60-12279-80LP | LP |
16 vinyl pressings of Джазовые Композиции = Jazz Compositions are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1979 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия C 60-12277-80.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 60-12277-80, С60-12277-78, 33 С 60—12277-80, С60-12279-80) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, С60-12277/4-1 and С60-12278/4-1. 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.
