Vinyl pressings
by Alice Babs · 1964
Scandinavian Songs With Alice And Svend was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 4 countries. 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.
SWELP 5 21 A 3Runout side A, variant 1
SWELP 5 21 A 3Runout side B, variant 1
SWELP 5 21 ARunout side A, variant 2
SWELP 5 21 BRunout side B, variant 2
SWELP S 21 A 3Side A, runout, stamped
SWELP S 21 B 3Side B, runout, stamped
SWELP S 21 A 3
SWELP S 21 A 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | W & G WG/BS. SWELP 21XFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Germany | Polydor 184 040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Germany | Polydor 184 040First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1964 | Sweden | Swedisc SWELP X 21 / Swedisc SWELP 21First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Sweden | Swedisc SWELP X 21 / Swedisc SWELPS 21First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Philips PHM 200-184First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Philips PHM 200-184First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Philips PHS 600-184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | Polydor SLPM-1317LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Sweden | Interdisc ILPS 110LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | Sweden | Interdisc ILPS 110LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | Sweden | Interdisc ILPS 110LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Scandinavian Songs With Alice And Svend are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Sweden, US, Australia, Germany. One of them is Swedisc SWELP X 21.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SWELP X 21, PHM 200-184, PHS 600-184, WG/BS. SWELP 21X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SWELP 5 21 A 3 and SWELP 5 21 A 3. 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.
