Sweden
1972- Label and catalog number
- Silence SRS 4615
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
SRALS 4615 ASide A runout
SRALS 4615 BSide B runout

Vinyl pressings
by Bo Hansson · 1972
Ur Trollkarlens Hatt was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
SRALS 4615 ASide A runout
SRALS 4615 BSide B runout
SRALS 4615 ARunout Side A
SRALS 4615 BRunout Side B
SRALS 4615 ASide A runout
SRALS 4615 BSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Sweden | Silence SRS 4615First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Sweden | Silence SRS 4615First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Sweden | Silence SRS 4615First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Charisma FC 6062LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Charisma 6369 945LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Charisma 6369 945LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Stateside 5C 054-95109 / EMI 5C 054-95109LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Charisma 6369 945LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Charisma CAS 1073LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Charisma FC 6062LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Charisma FC 6062LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Charisma FC 6062LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Charisma 6369 945LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Charisma 6369 945 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Charisma CHC 8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Sweden | Silence SRS 4615LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Charisma CAS 1073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Charisma CAS 1073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Charisma CAS 1073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Ur Trollkarlens Hatt are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1972 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Sweden. One of them is Silence SRS 4615.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRS 4615) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRALS 4615 A and SRALS 4615 B. 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.