Vinyl pressings
by Herbert Grönemeyer · 1988
Ö was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. 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 1988, 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.
7900701-A2Runout side A, variant 1
7900701-B3Runout side B, variant 1
7900701-A4Runout side A, variant 2
7900701-B3Runout side B, variant 2
7900701-A2Runout side A
7900701-B5Runout side B
10.6.88Etched in side A label area
790070 1 A 21 M9 361130 2A-Side run-out, pressed
790070 1 B 21 M9 361131 2B-Side run-out, pressed
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | France | Wanted 7 90070 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | France | Wanted 7900701LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | EMI Electrola F 670.224 / EMI Electrola 1C 066 7 90070-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Not On Label 790 070 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 066 7 90070 1 / EMI Electrola 066-7 90070 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 066 7 90070 0 / EMI Electrola 7 90070 0First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1988 | Germany | EMI 151811 / EMI Electrola 1C 066 7 90070 1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Germany | EMI 1C 066 7 90070 1 / EMI Electrola 1C 066 7 90070 1LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1988 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 066 7 90070 1 / EMI Electrola 066-7 90070 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | EMI 068-7900701 / EMI Electrola 068-7900701First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | EMI 066 790070 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Germany | Grönland Records LPGRON126LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
12 vinyl pressings of Ö are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1988 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Germany, France, German Democratic Republic (GDR), Spain. One of them is EMI Electrola 1C 066 7 90070 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 066 7 90070 1, 1C 066 7 90070 0, 7 90070 1, F 670.224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7900701-A2 and 7900701-B3. 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.
