Vinyl pressings
by Владимир Кузьмин · 1989
Ромео И Джульетта was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
С60-27991/1-1 DMMSide A, variant 1
С60-27992/1-1 DMMSide B, variant 1
С60-27991/3-2 DMMSide A, variant 2
С60-27992/1-2 DMMSide B, variant 2
С60-27991/1-1 DMMRunout stamped, side A
С60-27992/1-1 DMMRunout stamped, side B
C60-27991/3-3 DMMSide A
C60-27991/3-2 DMMSide A (Variant 2)
C60-27991/1-1 DMMSide A (Variant 3)
C60-27992/1-2 DMMSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27991 004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27991 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27991 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27991 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27991 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27991 004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27991 004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27991 004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27991 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27991 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27991 004LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27991 004LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27991 004LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27991 004LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27991 004LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Russia | Bomba Music BoMB 033-1029LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | Russia | Bomba Music BoMB 033-1029LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of Ромео И Джульетта are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1989 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия С60 27991 004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use С60 27991 004, C60 27991 004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, С60-27991/1-1 DMM and С60-27992/1-1 DMM. 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.
