Germany
1967- Label and catalog number
- Wergo WER 60 024
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold

Vinyl pressings
by Karlheinz Stockhausen · 1967
Momente - Version 1965 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.
9 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
H-71157 ASide One | Hand-etched
WER-30-32-A-ST-1Side One | Stamped
H-71157 B-1Side Two | Hand-etched
WER-30-32-B-ST-1Side Two | Stamped
WER-30-32-A-ST-1 (Stamped) H-71157 A (Etched)Side 1 Runout (Variant 1)
WER-30-32-B-ST-1 (Stamped) H-71157 B (Etched)Side 2 Runout (Variant 1)
ARↃ 32717 H 71157 A Pete HelffrichSide A runout
ARↃ 32717 H 71157 B-1 Pete HelffrichSide B runout
H-71157-ASide A label
H-71157-BSide B label
H-71157 ARunout side 1, hand-etched
WER-30-32-A-ST-1Runout side 1, stamped
H-71157 BRunout side 2, hand-etched
WER-30-32-B-ST-1Runout side 2, stamped
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 | Canada | Nonesuch H-71157First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | France | Wergo WER 60024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Germany | Wergo WER 60 024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Nonesuch H-71157First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Nonesuch H-1157First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Nonesuch H-71157First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Nonesuch H-71157First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Nonesuch H-71157First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Nonesuch H-71157First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Nonesuch H-71157LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Nonesuch H-71157LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | Wergo HWES 520 02LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Spain | Wergo 70-5023 SLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Harmonia Mundi WER 60.024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Wergo WER 60024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Wergo WER 60 024 / Wergo WER 60024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Wergo WER 60024 / Wergo WER 60 024LP | LP |
| ? | US | Nonesuch H-71157LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Nonesuch H-71157LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Nonesuch H-71157LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Momente - Version 1965 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1967 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Germany, US, Canada, France. One of them is Wergo WER 60 024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WER 60 024, H-71157, H-1157, WER 60024) 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.
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.