Germany
1963- Label and catalog number
- Somerset ST-RL-579Somerset RL-579
- Format
- LP, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Der Knabenchor Des Norddeutschen Rundfunks · 1963
Unsere Schönsten Kinderlieder was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
LP-M-RL-0579-A III X T S-I-ARunout A
LP-M-RL-0579-B X T-I Lt-BRunout B
RL-579 ALabel A
RL-579 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Germany | Somerset ST-RL-579 / Somerset RL-579First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | Germany | Somerset RL-579First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Somerset ST-RL-579 / Somerset RL-579LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Audio Spectrum AS-1001LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Europa E 239LP | LP |
| 1968 | Germany | Europa E 239LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Germany | Europa E 239LP | LP |
| 1974 | Germany | Europa E 239LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Europa E 239LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1975 | Germany | Europa E 239LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Europa 115 017.0LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Europa Color 175 010.0LP, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc |
| ? | Germany | Europa 115 017.0LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Europa E 239LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Europa E 239LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Europa E 239LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Europa 115 017.0 / Europa E 239LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Unsere Schönsten Kinderlieder are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1963 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Germany. One of them is Somerset ST-RL-579.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-RL-579, RL-579) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.