Vinyl pressings
by Freddy Quinn · 1956
Heimweh Auf Grosser Fahrt 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.
54 221 HS Made in Germany 2 0 2 1 7 A PF6Runout side A
54 222 GS Made in Germany 2 0 2 1 7 B F6 3Runout side B
20 217 ALabel side A
20 217 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPHFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Spain | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Spain | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 2177", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Spain | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1958 | Spain | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1958 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Norway | Polydor 20217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Norway | Polydor 20217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | South Africa | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Spain | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Polydor 20 217 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of Heimweh Auf Grosser Fahrt are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1956 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in Germany. One of them is Polydor 20 217 EPH, released August 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 20 217 EPH) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 54 221 HS Made in Germany 2 0 2 1 7 A PF6 and 54 222 GS Made in Germany 2 0 2 1 7 B F6 3. 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.
