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Johann Wolfgang von GoetheFaust · Der Tragödie Erster Teil

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Faust · Der Tragödie Erster Teil

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1954

18 pressings2 countriesSpoken WordNon-Music

Faust · Der Tragödie Erster Teil was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Faust · Der Tragödie Erster Teil

3 pressings came out in 1954, 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.

Germany

1954
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon NK: 201/03
Format
LP, Mono, Box Set
Runout / matrix

R 2 0 1 A K 4 032245⁴ STS Made in GermanyRunout stamped, side A

U 2 0 1 B J 4 032246 STS Made in GermanyRunout stamped, side B

C 4 K A 2 0 2 A 032247 ³ STSII Made in GermanyRunout stamped, side C

P 4 J A 2 0 2 B 032248 STS II Made in GermanyRunout stamped, side D

Full details of this pressing

Germany

1954
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon NK: 201/03
Format
LP, Mono, Box Set
Runout / matrix

M 2 0 1 A K 4 032245⁴ STS Made in GermanyRunout stamped, side A

F 2 0 1 B K 4 032246⁴ STS II Made in GermanyRunout stamped, side B

A M 2 0 2 A K 4 032247⁴ STS II Made in GermanyRunout stamped, side C

A G 2 0 2 B J 4 032248² STS Made in GermanyRunout stamped, side D

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 18 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1954GermanyDeutsche Grammophon NK: 201/03First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1954GermanyDeutsche Grammophon NK: 201/03First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1954GermanyDeutsche Grammophon NK: 201/03First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1957GermanyDeutsche Grammophon NK: 201/03LP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1957GermanyDeutsche Grammophon NK: 201/03LP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965GermanyDeutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Literarisches Archiv 43021/3LP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1965GermanyDeutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Literarisches Archiv LPMS 43021/3Box Set, Album, LP, Mono · MonoBox Set, Album, LP, Mono · Mono
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982GermanyDeutsche Grammophon Literatur 26 214-7LP, Club Edition, Reissue · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition
1985GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 415 706-1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaDeutsche Grammophon 63-151/2/3LP, Box SetLP, Box Set
?GermanyDeutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Literarisches Archiv 643 509 / 11LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?GermanyDeutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Literarisches Archiv 2753 002LP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?GermanyDeutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Literarisches Archiv 211/13 AKLP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?GermanyDeutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Literarisches Archiv 43021/3LP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?GermanyOrbis 51 099/101LP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?GermanyDeutsche Grammophon NK: 201/03 / Deutsche Grammophon 201LP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?GermanyDeutsche Grammophon AK: 211/13LPLP
?GermanyDeutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Literarisches Archiv 2753 002LP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Prolog Im Himmel
  2. A2Nacht
  3. B1Vor Dem Tor
  4. B2Studierzimmer 1. Teil
  5. C1Studierzimmer 2. Teil
  6. C2Auerbachs Keller In Leipzig
  7. D1Hexenküche
  8. D2Straße
  9. D3Abend. Ein Kleines Reinliches Zimmer
  10. D4Spaziergang
  11. D5Der Nachbarin Haus
  12. E1Strasse
  13. E2Garten
  14. E3Ein Gartenhäuschen
  15. E4Wald Und Höhle
  16. E5Gretchens Stube
  17. E6Marthens Garten
  18. F1Am Brunnen
  19. F2Zwinger
  20. F3Nacht. Straße Vor Gretchens Türe
  21. F4Trüber Tag. Feld
  22. F5Kerker

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Faust · Der Tragödie Erster Teil are there?

18 vinyl pressings of Faust · Der Tragödie Erster Teil are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1954 and 1985.

When was Faust · Der Tragödie Erster Teil first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1954, in Germany. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon NK: 201/03.

How do I tell if my copy of Faust · Der Tragödie Erster Teil is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NK: 201/03) 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.

How much is Faust · Der Tragödie Erster Teil on vinyl worth?

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