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Understanding Soviet Record Labels

Collecting Guides

Understanding Soviet Record Labels

You're standing at a flea market table somewhere in Eastern Europe, or maybe you just pulled something out of a dusty crate at an estate sale. The record in your hands has Cyrillic text, a colorful label design, and a string of numbers and letters that mean absolutely nothing to you - yet. Don't put it down. That label…

16 July 2026

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A Collector's Guide to Melodiya Records

Collecting Guides

A Collector's Guide to Melodiya Records

You've just pulled a black-label disc out of a crate at a flea market. The sleeve is plain, sometimes barely there. The text is in Cyrillic. The label reads Мелодия — Melodiya. You have no idea if this is a first pressin…

9 July 2026

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