Vinyl pressings
by Lale Andersen · 1960
Ein Schiff Wird Kommen was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 5 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.
7XRA 2301-1Runout side A, stamped
7XRA 2302-1Runout side B, stamped
7 XRA 2301Label side A
7 XRA 2302Label side B
7 XRA 2301-1Runout side A, stamped
7 XRA 2302-1Runout side B, stamped
7 XRA 2301Label side A
7 XRA 2302Label side B
7XRA 2301-1Runout side A, stamped
7XRA 2302-1Runout side B, stamped
7 XRA 2301Label side A
7 XRA 2302Label side B
7 XRA 2301-1Runout Side A, stamped
7 XRA 2302-1Runout Side B, stamped
7 XRA 2301Label Side A
7 XRA 2302Label Side B
7XRA 2301-1Runout A, stamped
7XRA 2302-1Runout B, stamped
7 XRA 2301Label A
7 XRA 2302Label B
7 XRA 2301-1Runout Side A, stamped
7 XRA 2302-1Runout Side B, stamped
7 XRA 2301Label Side A
7 XRA 2302Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Delta D-3135First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Electrola E 21 615 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn E 21 615First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Electrola E 21 615 / Electrola 45-EG 9120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Electrola E 21 615 / Electrola 45-EG 9120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Odeon E 21 615 / Odeon 45-EG 9120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Electrola E 21 615 / Electrola 45-EG 9120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Electrola E 21 615 / Electrola 45-EG 9120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Electrola E 21 615 / Electrola 45-EG 9120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Electrola E 21 615 / Electrola 45-EG 9120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Electrola E 21 615 / Electrola 45-EG 9120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Electrola E 21 615 / His Master's Voice 45 EG 9120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Switzerland | His Master's Voice 45-EG 9120 / Electrola 45-EG 9120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | King Records 45-5478First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | King Records 45-5478First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 720077", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Electrola E 21 615 / Electrola 45-EG 91207", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | South Africa | Electrola 45-SAB 60337", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Ein Schiff Wird Kommen are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in Germany, US, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Electrola E 21 615.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E 21 615, 45-5478, D-3135, 45-EG 9120) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XRA 2301-1 and 7XRA 2302-1. 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.
