Germany
1962- Label and catalog number
- Polydor 46 810
- Format
- LP, Mono · Hi-Fi

Vinyl pressings
by Günter Kallmann Chor · 1962
Elisabeth-Serenade was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 4 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.
237310-ASide A
237310-BSide B
46810-ASide A
46810-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Polydor SLPHM 237310First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Australia | Polydor LPHM-46810First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Polydor 46 810First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Polydor SLPHM 237310First yearLP | LP |
| 1962 | UK | Polydor 237 310First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Germany | Polydor 46 810LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | 4 Corners Of The World FCS-4209LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | 4 Corners Of The World FCL-4209LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Polydor 46 810LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Polydor 237 310LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Polydor 237 310 / Polydor 237310LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1966 | Germany | Polydor 46 810LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Polydor 237 310LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 237 310LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | New Zealand | Karussell 392LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | P.I. Records, Inc. PI-LPS-7001 / P.I. Records, Inc. PILPS-7001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Polydor MIM-1-8326LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Memoir MOIR 109LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Polydor SLPHM 237310LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Polydor LPG-46.810 / Polydor LPG 46.810LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Polydor 237 310LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Polydor 237.310 / Polydor 237 310LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Polydor 237 310 / Polydor 237.310LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Karussell 2415 014LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 237 310LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Karussell 2415 014LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 236 725LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2418 071LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 1236 725 / Polydor 236 725LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 236 725LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Polydor SLPHM237310LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Polydor LPHM 46810LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Polydor LSS 163LP, Album | LP, Album |
35 vinyl pressings of Elisabeth-Serenade are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Germany, UK, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Polydor 46 810.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 46 810, 237 310, SLPHM 237310, LPHM-46810) 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.