Sergei Prokofiev – Musica De Cine (I) - Alexander Nevski, Op. 78

About this record

Catalogue 68 51 257 is a Spanish Deutsche Grammophon club-edition reissue from 1983, not an original German pressing, and its Op. 78 content is Prokofiev's Alexander Nevski as conducted by Claudio Abbado with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Its inner sleeve carries no track count in the data provided, so the content must be verified from the sleeve and label rather than from a listed tracklist.

Among 84 collectors who own a copy, only 5 want one, which shows a settled supply rather than a scarce one.

What drives its value

The price guide gives the M grade at 3.62 USD, NM at 3.24, VG+ at 2.48, VG at 1.72, G+ at 0.95, G at 0.57, F at 0.38 and P at 0.19, so the value runs from 1.72 for a VG copy up to 3.62 for a Mint one. The current lowest price is 3.00 with 11 copies for sale, a thin but steady listing count.

Demand is modest: 84 have it and 5 want it, with a community rating of 4.43 from 7 raters. The Spanish club-edition status, rather than an original German release, is what caps the ceiling, so buyers should expect this to trade as a budget classical reissue rather than a rare pressing.

How to appraise this pressing

Confirm this exact pressing by reading the catalogue number 68 51 257 on the spine and the front cover, then check the label as Deutsche Grammophon and the country marking as Spain. Because the data holds no matrix string or pressing plant code, do not rely on a dead-wax code you have not verified; instead, examine the runout etching in the run-out groove and compare it with a known Spanish DG club reissue from the same period.

Grade the disc by playing it on a stylus-equipped turntable and listening for surface noise, then assign M, NM, VG+, VG or lower using the price guide tiers. A copy listed as a club edition or reissue should match this description, and any mismatch with the catalogue number or label means it is a different release.

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