Vinyl pressings
by Karlheinz Stockhausen · 1962
Gesang Der Jünglinge / Kontakte 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.
2 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
LAB 0 728 138 811 A Made in Germany G1 B1Side A runouts
LAB 0 729 138 811 B Made in Germany G1 CSide B runouts
138 811 ASide A Center-label
138 811 BSide B Center-label
LAB 0 728 138 811 A Made in Germany G1 B1Side A Runout
LAB 0 729 138 811 B Made in Germany G1 CSide B Runout
138 811 ASide A Label
138 811 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 811 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 811LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 811LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1972 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 811LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Gesang Der Jünglinge / Kontakte are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1962 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Germany. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 138 811 SLPM, released September 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 138 811 SLPM, 138 811) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LAB 0 728 138 811 A Made in Germany G1 B1 and LAB 0 729 138 811 B Made in Germany G1 C. 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.
