Vinyl pressings
by Grobschnitt · 1974
Ballermann was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
0664 481 S 1 BRAIN 2 1050 A ℗ 1974 320Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
0664 481 S 2 BRAIN2 1050 B ℗ 1974 320Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
0664 482 S 3 BRAIN 21050 A ℗ 1974 320Runout side C, stamped, variant 1
0664 482 S4 BRAIN 2 1050 B ℗ 1974 320Runout side D, stamped, variant 1
0664 481 S 1 BRAIN 2 1050 A ℗ 1974 320Runout side A, stamped
0664 481 S 2 BRAIN2 1050 B ℗ 1974 320Runout side B, stamped
0664 482 S 3 BRAIN 21050 A ℗ 1974 320Runout side C, stamped
0664 482 S4 BRAIN 2 1050 B ℗ 1974 320Runout side D, stamped
0664 481 S 1 N1Disk 1 Side I-A STAMPED
0664 481 S 2 N1Disk 1 Side I-B STAMPED
0664 482 S 3 N1Disk 2 Side II-A STAMPED
0664 482 S 4 N1Disk 2 Side II-B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Germany | Brain brain 2/1050 / Metronome brain 2/1050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Brain ULS-129~30-EBFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Brain brain 2/1050 / Metronome brain 2/1050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Brain 2/1050 / Brain brain 2/1050LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 2/1050 / Brain brain 2/1050LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Germany | Vertigo 5770729 / Brain 5770729LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Brain 0001 050-2 / Brain brain 2/1050LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Brain 2/1050 / Brain brain 2/1050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 2/1050 / Brain brain 2/1050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain brain 2/1050 / Brain 0001.050-2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Brain 2/1050 / Brain 0001 050-2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Ballermann are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1974 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Germany, Japan. One of them is Brain brain 2/1050, released April 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use brain 2/1050, ULS-129~30-EB) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0664 481 S 1 BRAIN 2 1050 A ℗ 1974 320 and 0664 481 S 2 BRAIN2 1050 B ℗ 1974 320. 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.
