USSR
1972- Label and catalog number
- Мелодия 33 СМ-02935-6
- Format
- LP
- Runout / matrix
33СМ02935/3-1Side A, stamped runout
33СМ02936/3-1Side B, stamped runout
Vinyl pressings
by Viktoras Kuprevičius · 1972
Kauno Varpų Muzika was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
33СМ02935/3-1Side A, stamped runout
33СМ02936/3-1Side B, stamped runout
33CM02935/2-2side A
33CM02936/4-2side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ-02935-6First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ-02935-6First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия CM-02935-36First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия CM-02935 / Мелодия CM-02936LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ-02935-6LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1974 | USSR | Мелодия 33 CM-02935-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ-02935-6LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия СМ-02935-6LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия 33 СМ-02935-6LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия CM-02935-6LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия CM-02935-6LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия CM-02935-6LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1985 | USSR | Мелодия СМ-02935-6LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1985 | USSR | Мелодия CM 02935-6LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1986 | USSR | Мелодия CM-02935-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Kauno Varpų Muzika are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1972 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия 33 СМ-02935-6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33 СМ-02935-6, CM-02935-36) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33СМ02935/3-1 and 33СМ02936/3-1. 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.