Vinyl pressings
by Freddy Quinn · 1959
Die Gitarre Und Das Meer 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.
8 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 3 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.
2 0 4 8 2 A 20 482² A II KD9 Made in Germany D 9 C CRunout side A
2 0 4 8 2 B 20 482² B D9 Made in Germany D 9 A SRunout side B
2 0 4 8 2 A Made in Germany 20 482 A III D 9 NRunout side A
2 0 4 8 2 A Made in Germany 20 482 B II D 9 TRunout side B
2 0 4 8 2 A Made in Germany 20 482² A II B D 9 GRunout side A
2 0 4 8 2 A Made in Germany 20 482² B III D 9 VRunout side B
2 0 4 8 2 A 20 482² A Made in Germany D 9 C CRunout side A, variant 1
2 0 4 8 2 B 20 482² B III Made in Germany D 9 A SRunout side B, variant 1
2 0 4 8 2 A 20 482² A II Made in Germany W D 9Runout side A, variant 2
2 0 4 8 2 B 20 482² B II Made in Germany W D 9Runout side B, variant 2
20 4822 A D 9Runout side A
20 4822 B D 9Runout side B
20482 ALabel side A
20482 BLabel side B
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 | Denmark | Polydor EPH 20482First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Spain | Polydor 20 482 EPH / Polydor 20 482First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Spain | Polydor 20 482 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 482First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | Germany | Polydor 20 482 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 482First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Polydor 20 482 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 482First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Polydor 20 482 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 482First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Polydor 20 482 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 482First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Polydor 20 482 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 482First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Germany | Polydor 20 482 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 4827", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Polydor 20 482 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 4827", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Polydor 20 4827", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Polydor 20 482 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 4827", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | Polydor EPH 20 4827", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Polydor 20 482 EPH / Polydor EPH 204827", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Die Gitarre Und Das Meer are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Germany, Denmark, Spain. One of them is Polydor 20 482 EPH, released April 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 20 482 EPH, EPH 20482) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2 0 4 8 2 A 20 482² A II KD9 Made in Germany D 9 C C and 2 0 4 8 2 B 20 482² B D9 Made in Germany D 9 A S. 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.
