Vinyl pressings
by Владимир Высоцкий · 1988
Чужая Колея was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
М60-48503/3-6 DMMRunout side A, stamped, variant 1
М60-48504/1-5 DMMRunout side B, stamped, variant 1
М60-48503/3-2 DMMRunout side A, stamped, variant 2
М60-48504/1-5 DMMRunout side B, stamped, variant 2
М60-48503/3 - 6 DMMSide 1, Variant 1
М60-48504/1 - 5 DMMSide 2, Variant 1
М60-48503/3 - 5 DMMSide 1, Variant 2
М60-48504/3 - 6 DMMSide 2, Variant 2
М60-48503/3-2 DMMSide A
М60-48504/1-5 DMMSide B
М60-48503/3-1 DMMSide A, variant 3
М60-48504/3-1 DMMSide B, variant 3
М60-48503/3-1 DMMSide A, variant 1
М60-48504/3-1 DMMSide B, variant 1
М60-48503/3-2 DMMSide A, variant 2
М60-48504/3-1 DMMSide B, variant 2
М60-48503/3-1 DMMSide 1
М60-48504/1-5 DMMSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001LP, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1991 | USSR | Мелодия М60 48503 001LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
35 vinyl pressings of Чужая Колея are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1988 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in USSR. One of them is Мелодия М60 48503 001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use М60 48503 001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, М60-48503/3-6 DMM and М60-48504/1-5 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.
