Vinyl pressings
by BAP · 1981
Für Usszeschnigge! was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
46438-A1 5.Runout side A, variant 1
46438 B-1 3.Runout side B, variant 1
46438-A1 3.Runout side A, variant 2
46438 B-1 1.Runout side B, variant 2
46 438 - A1Runout side A
46 438 - B1Runout side B
46438-A1Side A runout, variant 1
46438-B1Side B runout, variant 1
46438-A1 36Side A runout, variant 2
46 438 B–1 3Side B runout, variant 2
46438-A1 5.Runout side A, variant 1
46438 B-1 3.Runout side B, variant 1
46438-A1 4Runout side A, variant 2
46438 B-1 2Runout side B, variant 2
46438-A1 [3.]A-side stamped [etched]
46 438 B–1 [1.]B-side stamped [etched]
1 C 064-46 438 ALabel side A
1 C 064-46 438 BLabel side B
46438-A1 [3.6.]Runout A-side stamped [etched],
46 438-B–1 [3.]Runout B-side stamped [etched]
1C 066-46 438 ALabel side A
1C 066-46 438 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 1C 066-46 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 29 118-7LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 32 068-9LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 1C 064-46 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 1C 064-46 438First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 1C 064-46 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 1C 066-46 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 1C 064-46 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 1C 064-46 438 / Musikant 1C 066-46 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 1C 064-46 438 / Musikant 1 C 064-46 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 1C 064-46 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Musikant 1C 064-46 438LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 1C 064-46 438 / Musikant 1 C 064-46 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Musikant 1C 064-46 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Universal Music Group 388 875 8 / Vertigo 388 875 8LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Musikant 1C 066-1 46438 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Musikant 1C 066-1 46438 1 / Electrola 1 46438 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Für Usszeschnigge! are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1981 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Europe. One of them is Musikant 1C 064-46 438, released September 1, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 064-46 438, 1C 066-46 438) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 46438-A1 5. and 46438 B-1 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.
