Category: Vinyl
The central physical format across Soviet and Russian music history—domestic pressings.
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The First Soviet Original Album Cover Art: On the Wave of My Memory (1976)
Until the 70s, Melodiya sleeves were pretty much all the same, except for a few rare ones that were sold abroad. Some were used as advertising space for Soviet monopolies,…
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MOZG: A Pioneer in Compact Disc Production in the USSR
I started at the Moscow Gramzapis Plant (MOZG) in 1978, just two months after it opened. The plant was actively hiring for different departments and labs. I already had experience…