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Kurt VethakeMoby Dick - Die Jagd Nach Dem Weißen Wal

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Moby Dick - Die Jagd Nach Dem Weißen Wal

by Kurt Vethake · 1973

11 pressings2 countriesRadioplayNon-Music

Moby Dick - Die Jagd Nach Dem Weißen Wal was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 Moby Dick - Die Jagd Nach Dem Weißen Wal

2 pressings came out in 1973, 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.

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

All 11 vinyl pressings

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

1970s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973GermanyIntercord 28551-0 YFirst yearLPLP
1973GermanyOPP World Wide OPP 5-51First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1976GermanyCondor 76.23 572LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1976GermanyFür Dich 6.22858 / Jahreszeiten Verlag ST-JV-120 302LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1976GermanyFür Dich 6.22858 / Jahreszeiten Verlag GmbH ST-JV-120 302LPLP
1978GermanyIntercord 115.054LP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyDomino Membran 5-116-1LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GermanyIntercord INT 115.054LPLP
?GermanyJupiter Records 89 006 ZULPLP
?GermanyMusic For Pleasure 1M 044-31 030LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?SwitzerlandSilver Sound 3527 / Silver Sound 3727LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. AMoby Dick - Die Jagd Nach Dem Weißen Wal25:00
  2. BMoby Dick - Die Jagd Nach Dem Weißen Wal27:10

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Moby Dick - Die Jagd Nach Dem Weißen Wal are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Moby Dick - Die Jagd Nach Dem Weißen Wal are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1973 and 1978.

When was Moby Dick - Die Jagd Nach Dem Weißen Wal first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany. One of them is Intercord 28551-0 Y.

How do I tell if my copy of Moby Dick - Die Jagd Nach Dem Weißen Wal is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 28551-0 Y, OPP 5-51) 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 Moby Dick - Die Jagd Nach Dem Weißen Wal on vinyl worth?

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.

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