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Franz LehárDie Lustige Witwe - Querschnitt

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Die Lustige Witwe - Querschnitt

by Franz Lehár · 1968

11 pressings5 countriesOperaClassical

Die Lustige Witwe - Querschnitt was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 Die Lustige Witwe - Querschnitt

2 pressings came out in 1968, 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.

Germany

1968
Label and catalog number
Electrola SME 73 934
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

2YRA 2176-1Side A

2YRA 2177-2Side B

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Yugoslavia

1968
Label and catalog number
Electrola LPSV-EL-362Jugoton LPSV-EL-362
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

LPEL-VS-362A 91068-101068 MK-VPSide A

LPEL-VS-362B 91068 MKSide B

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 11 vinyl pressings

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

1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968GermanyElectrola SME 73 934First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968YugoslaviaElectrola LPSV-EL-362 / Jugoton LPSV-EL-362First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971YugoslaviaJugoton LPSV-EL-362 / Electrola LPSV-EL-362LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982SwedenHis Master's Voice 7C 037-28194LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyEMI Electrola 1C 061-28 194LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyHis Master's Voice 1C 061-28 194LPLP
?GermanyEMI Electrola 1C 061-28 194 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 061-28 194LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?GermanyHis Master's Voice 1C 061-28 194 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 061-28 194LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?NetherlandsHis Master's Voice OLP12LP, AlbumLP, Album
?NetherlandsHis Master's Voice 5C 061-28194LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?SwitzerlandEx Libris EL 12 275LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Die Lustige Witwe (Querschnitt)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Die Lustige Witwe - Querschnitt are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Die Lustige Witwe - Querschnitt are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1982.

When was Die Lustige Witwe - Querschnitt first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Germany, Yugoslavia. One of them is Electrola SME 73 934.

How do I tell if my copy of Die Lustige Witwe - Querschnitt is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SME 73 934, LPSV-EL-362) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YRA 2176-1 and 2YRA 2177-2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Die Lustige Witwe - Querschnitt 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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