Vinyl pressings
by Günter Schickert · 1974
Samtvogel 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.
1 pressing came out in 1974, 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.
SCH-33003-A PFSide A runout, etched
SCH-33003-B PFSide B runout, etched
SCH 33003/ASide A label
SCH 33003/BSide B label
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 | Not On Label (Günter Schickert Self-released) SCH 33003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Brain brain 1080 / Brain BRAIN 1080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Brain 0040.176LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Spain | Wah Wah Records LPS082LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2017 | Spain | Wah Wah Records LPS082LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Spain | Wah Wah Records LPS082LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | Spain | Wah Wah Records LPS082LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Spain | Wah Wah Records LPS082LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Germany | Bureau B BB475 / Bureau B LC263331LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Germany | Bureau B BB475LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | Germany | Bureau B BB475 / Bureau B LC263331LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Samtvogel are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1974 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Germany. One of them is Not On Label (Günter Schickert Self-released) SCH 33003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCH 33003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SCH-33003-A PF and SCH-33003-B PF. 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.
