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Bert KaempfertThe Very Best Of Bert Kaempfert

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The Very Best Of Bert Kaempfert

by Bert Kaempfert · 1970

12 pressings8 countriesEasy ListeningJazzLatinPop

The Very Best Of Bert Kaempfert was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Very Best Of Bert Kaempfert

4 pressings came out in 1970, 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.

UK

1970
Label and catalog number
Polydor 2371-055Polydor 2371 055
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

2371055AB̶//1▽420 11 8Stamped Runout, Side A variant 1

2371055 B//420▽2 11 1Stamped Runout, Side B variant 1

2371055 A // 2 ▽ 420Side A runout variant 2 stamped

2371055 B // 420 ▽ 2Side B runout variant 2 stamped

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 12 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970ItalyPolydor 2371 055 LFirst yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1970NorwayPolydor 2371 055First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1970ScandinaviaPolydor 2371 055First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1970UKPolydor 2371-055 / Polydor 2371 055First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaPolydor 2371 055LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?FrancePolydor 2414 035LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?GermanyPolydor 2371 055LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?NetherlandsPolydor 2416 066LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?UKPolydor ACBR 268LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?UKPolydor 2371 055LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?UKPolydor 2371 055LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?UKPolydor 2371 055LP, CompilationLP, Compilation

Tracklist

  1. A1Wunderland Bei Nacht
  2. A2Something
  3. A3A Swingin' Safari
  4. A4Living It Up
  5. A5That Happy Feeling
  6. A6Afrikaan Beat
  7. B1Strangers In The Night
  8. B2Moon Over Napels
  9. B3The World We Knew
  10. B4Catalania
  11. B5This Is My Way Of Life
  12. B6Danke Schön

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Very Best Of Bert Kaempfert are there?

12 vinyl pressings of The Very Best Of Bert Kaempfert are listed here, from 8 countries.

When was The Very Best Of Bert Kaempfert first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, Italy, Norway, Scandinavia. One of them is Polydor 2371-055.

How do I tell if my copy of The Very Best Of Bert Kaempfert is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2371-055, 2371 055 L, 2371 055) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2371055AB̶//1▽420 11 8 and 2371055 B//420▽2 11 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Very Best Of Bert Kaempfert on vinyl worth?

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.

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