Germany
March 1956- Label and catalog number
- Polydor 20057 EPHPolydor 20 057 EPH
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono

Vinyl pressings
by Fred Raymond · 1956
Maske In Blau was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1956, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Germany | Polydor 20 057 EPH / Polydor 20 0577", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Polydor 20 057 EPH / Polydor 20 0577", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Polydor 20057 EPH / Polydor 20 057 EPHFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Germany | Polydor 20 057 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 0577", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Polydor 20 092 EPH / Polydor 20 0927", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Germany | Polydor 20 092 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 0927", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Polydor 224015 SEPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Germany | Polydor 20 092 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 0927", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Polydor 20 092 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 0927", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Polydor 20 057 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Germany | Polydor 20 092 / Polydor 20 092 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Polydor 20 092 / Polydor 20 092 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Polydor 20 092 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 0927", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Polydor 21 4207", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Polydor J 73 546LP, 10", Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, 10", Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1964 | Germany | Polydor 21 4207", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | Polydor 224 4207", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | Polydor 224420 / Polydor 224 4207", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 224 4207", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Maske In Blau are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1956 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in Germany. One of them is Polydor 20057 EPH, released March 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 20057 EPH) 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.