Vinyl pressings
by Gustav Mahler · 1967
Das Lied Von Der Erde was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ZAL.7513Matrix side A inverted
ZAL.7514Matrix side B inverted
ZAL-7513-1G UC KT 1Runout side A
ZAL-7514-1G UN KT 21 SM BRunout side B
ARL-7513-1A K KT 1Side A stamped, variant 1
ARL-7514-2A I KT 1Side B stamped, variant 1
ARL-7513-1A K KT 1Side A stamped, variant 2
ARL-7514-3A G KT 1Side B stamped, variant 2
ARL-7513-1ASide 1
ARL-7514-3ASide 2
ZAL 7513-3WA Side, Label
ZAL 7514-3WB Side, Label
ZAL-7513-3WA Side, Run out
ZAL-7514-3WB Side, Run out
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Decca SETA 331First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | France | Decca SXL 7.002First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Decca SET 331First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Decca SET 331First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | London Records L18C5021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Decca SET 331First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Decca MET 331 / Decca MET.331First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Decca SET 331First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Decca SET 331First yearLP, Sampler, Stereo | LP, Sampler, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Decca SET 331LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | London Records OS 26005 / London Records OS.26005First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | London Records OM 36005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | London Records SLC 1736LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | Decca SET 331LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | Decca SET 331LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Decca JB 13LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Decca JB 13LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Spain | Decca 9-42606 / Decca 9-42 606LP, Club Edition, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo, Club edition |
| 1985 | Germany | Decca 6.43242 AHLP, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | London Records K20C-8662LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Japan | London Records K38C 70038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Decca 428 122-1LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1993 | Japan | London Records KIJC 9116LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Decca SXL 7002 ALP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca SET 331LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.41657LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SET 331LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SET 331LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | London Records L25C-3040LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | London Records SLC-6006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca JB 13LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | London Records OS 26005 / London Records OS.26005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records OS 26005 / London Records OS.26005LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
33 vinyl pressings of Das Lied Von Der Erde are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, France and more. One of them is London Records OS 26005, released February 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OS 26005, OM 36005, SET 331, MET 331) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL.7513 and ZAL.7514. 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.
