Vinyl pressings
by La Düsseldorf · 1978
Viva was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 2 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.
6.23626-01-1/1 S-I Manufactured in GermanySide A runout
6.23626-01-2/1 S-I Manufactured in GermanySide B runout
6.23 626-01-1Side A label
6.23 626-01-2Side B label
RAD.10.A.1 JAM DAS IST EINE VUNDERLOAF SCHALLPLATTEN LIEBEu PORKEN PRIMEN KUTTENrunout side 1 variant 1
RAD.10.B.1 DAS IST GUT JAM < PECKOrunout side 2 variant 1
S-2.RAD.10.A.1 < JAM DAS IST EINE VUNDERLOAF SCHALLPLATTEN LIEBE PORKEN PRIMEN KUTTENRunout side A variant 2
S-1 . RAD.10.B.1 DAS IST GUT JAM < PECKORunout side B variant 2
RAD.10.A.1 JAM DAS IST EINE VUNDERLOAF SCHALLPLATTEN LIEBEu PORKEN PRIMEN KUTTENrunout side 1
RAD.10.B.1 DAS IST GUT JAM < PECKOrunout side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Germany | Strand 6.23626 / Strand 6.23626 AOFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Strand 6.23626 / Strand 6.23626 APFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Radar Records RAD 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Radar Records RAD 10First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | Japan | Telefunken GXF 2045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Strand 32 227 1 / SR International 32 227 1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Germany | Strand 6.23626 / Strand 6.23626 APLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M167LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Teldec 02292441131 / Warner Music Group Germany 02292441131LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | France | Klimt Records MJJ477CBLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Strand 6.23626 BLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Strand 6.23626 BLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Viva are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, UK. One of them is Strand 6.23626.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6.23626, RAD 10) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6.23626-01-1/1 S-I Manufactured in Germany and 6.23626-01-2/1 S-I Manufactured in Germany. 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.
