Vinyl pressings
by Edelweiss · 1988
Bring Me Edelweiss was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 7 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.
R/S Alsdorf 247543-0-A H 72Runout Side A, Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 247543-0-B 61 HRunout Side B, Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 247543-0-A H 23Runout Side A, Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 247543-0-B H 23Runout Side B, Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 247544-7-AA-side runout, stamped
HA&B-side runouts, etched, variant 1
XA&B-side runouts, etched, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 247544-7-BB-side runout, stamped
R/S Alsdorf 247543-0-A 69 HRunout, side A - variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 247543-0-B 55 HRunout, side B - variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 247543-0-A 69 HRunout, side A - variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 247543-0-BX HRunout, side B - variant 2
YZ 353 (T) A-1 MTRunout, A-side, etched
YZ 353 (T) B-1 MTRunout, B-side, etched
YZ 353(T) ALabel side A
YZ 353(T) BLabel side B
YZ 353 A-1A-side Runout, Etched
YZ 353 B-1 DAMONT A0B-side Runout, Etched
YZ 353 A-1 MT MA-side runout, etched variant 1
YZ 353 B-1 M DAMONT nTB-side runout, etched variant 1
YZ 353 A-1 MT HA side [Variant 2]
YZ 353 B-1 I DAMONT MT.B side [Variant 2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Austria | GiG Records GIG 666 211First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Austria | GiG Records GiG 111 211First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Austria | GiG Records GIG 666 211First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Austria | GiG Records GIG 666 21112", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Europe | GiG Records 247 543-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | GiG Records 247 544-7 / GiG Records Y 2353First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | GiG Records YZ 353 / GiG Records 247544-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | France | GiG Records 247 544-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Germany | Not On Label 247 543-012", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 1988 | Greece | WEA 257 543-0First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | WEA 257 543-0First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1988 | Portugal | WEA 247 544-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | WEA YZ 353 T / WEA YZ 353(T)First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | WEA YZ 353 / GiG Records 247 544-7First year7" | 7" |
| 1988 | UK | WEA YZ 353 / GiG Records YZ 353First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
33 vinyl pressings of Bring Me Edelweiss are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK & Europe, UK, Europe, Austria and more. One of them is GiG Records 247 543-0.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 247 543-0, 247 544-7, YZ 353 T, YZ 353) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 247543-0-A H 72 and R/S Alsdorf 247543-0-B 61 H. 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.
