Norway
1959- Label and catalog number
- His Master's Voice SELP 103
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Mono
- Runout / matrix
2XSB 125-2Runout side A
2XSB 126-2Runout side B
2XSB 125Label side A
2XSB 126Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Evert Taube · 1959
Hela Sveriges Trubadur was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 2 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.
2XSB 125-2Runout side A
2XSB 126-2Runout side B
2XSB 125Label side A
2XSB 126Label side B
2XSB 125-2Runout side A
2XSB 126-2Runout side B
2XSB 125Label side A
2XSB 126Label side B
2XSB 125-2Runout, A-side
2XSB 126-2Runout, B-side
2XSB 125-2Runout, A-side
2XSB 126-2Runout, B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Norway | His Master's Voice SELP 103First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Norway | His Master's Voice SELP 103First yearLP, Compilation, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Sweden | His Master's Voice SELP 103First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Sweden | His Master's Voice SELP 103First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Sweden | Odeon PMES 512LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1968 | Sweden | Odeon PMES 512LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Sweden | Odeon 7C 039-34138 MLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice SGLP 512LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Sweden | Odeon PMES 512LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Sweden | His Master's Voice SGLP 512LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
10 vinyl pressings of Hela Sveriges Trubadur are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1959 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Norway, Sweden. One of them is His Master's Voice SELP 103.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SELP 103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XSB 125-2 and 2XSB 126-2. 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.