US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Epic BC 1042
- Format
- LP, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Georg Friedrich Händel · 1959
Das Dettinger Te Deum 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.
3 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
XXEM 44639-1ASide A
XXEM 44640-1BSide B
XXSB47474-1GSide A runout
XXSB47475-1LSide B runout
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 | Canada | Epic LC 3540First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Epic BC 3540First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Epic BC 1042First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | France | Fontana 698.012 FLLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Philips 835.241 LYLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Fontana 894 049 ZKYLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 875 015 CYLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 698 012 CLLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 698012 CLLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 802868 DXYLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 698012 CLLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Epic XEM 44640LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Das Dettinger Te Deum are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is Epic BC 1042.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BC 1042, LC 3540, BC 3540) 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.