USSR
1959- Label and catalog number
- Апрелевский Завод Д 05592 — 05593
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
Д05592/2-4Side A
Д05593/2-1Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1959
Говорят Писатели 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.
4 pressings 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.
Д05592/2-4Side A
Д05593/2-1Side B
Д05592/2-1Side A, stamped runout
Д05593/2-1Side B, stamped runout
Д05592/2-1Side A, stamped runout
Д05593/2-1Side B, stamped runout
Д05592/2-4Side A
Д05593/2-1Side B
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 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д 05592 — 05593First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | USSR | Всесоюзная Студия Грамзаписи Д 05592-93First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | USSR | Всесоюзная Студия Грамзаписи Д 05592-93First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | USSR | Апрелевский Завод Д 05592 — 05593First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 05592—93LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-05592-93LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д-05592 / Мелодия Д-05593LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д-05592 / Мелодия Д-05593LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д—05592 / Мелодия Д—05593LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 05592-93(a)LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Говорят Писатели are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in USSR. One of them is Апрелевский Завод Д 05592 — 05593.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д 05592 — 05593, Д 05592-93) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Д05592/2-4 and Д05593/2-1. 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.

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