Vinyl pressings
by Franz Schubert · 1960
Die Schöne Müllerin was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, 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.
ARL-4688-1D A̶R̶L̶-̶6̶4̶8̶8̶-̶1̶D̶ U ET 2Side A runout, stamped
ARL-4689-1D A̶R̶L̶-̶6̶4̶8̶9-̶1̶D̶ C ET 1Side B runout, stamped
ARL.4688Side A label, inverted in parantheses
ARL.4689Side B label, inverted in parantheses
ZAL.4688Matrix on label, side 1
ZAL.4689Matrix on label, side 2
ARL-4688 IDRunout side 1, stamped
ARL-4689 IDRunout side 2, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Germany | Decca BLK 21001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Decca SXL 2200 / Decca SXL.2200LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Decca SXL 2200 / Decca SXL.2200First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Decca LXT 5574 / Decca LXT.5574First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Decca SXL 2200 / Decca SXL.2200LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | London Records OS 25155 / London Records OS.25155LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | South Korea | Decca SXL 2200LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Decca SXL 2200LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Decca SXL 2200LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Decca 411 729-1LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | South Korea | Decca 411 729-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Decca SXL 21001-BLP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Decca SMD 1187LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Decca SXL 21001-B / Decca SXL 21001 BLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca BLK 21001LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 2200 / Decca SXL.2200LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records 5581LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Die Schöne Müllerin are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1960 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, Germany. One of them is Decca LXT 5574, released September 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT 5574, SXL 2200, BLK 21001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL-4688-1D A̶R̶L̶-̶6̶4̶8̶8̶-̶1̶D̶ U ET 2 and ARL-4689-1D A̶R̶L̶-̶6̶4̶8̶9-̶1̶D̶ C ET 1. 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.
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