Vinyl pressings
by Lale Andersen · 1939
Lied Eines Jungen Wachtpostens was first pressed on vinyl in 1939. 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 1939, 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.
AD ORA 4198 ²̲ ◻Side A Runout, Variant 1
AL ORA 4199 ²̲ ◻Side B Runout, Variant 1
AO ORA 4198 ²̲ ◻Side A Runout, Variant 2
BD ORA 4199 ²̲ ◻Side B Runout, Variant 2
ORA 4198Label side A
ORA 4199Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Romania | His Master's Voice E.G. 6993First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1939 | Germany | Electrola E. G. 6993First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Denmark | Electrola EG 6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1941 | Denmark | Electrola E. G. 6993 / Electrola EG 6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1942 | Hungary | His Master's Voice HU 337Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1942 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone HN 2010Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1948 | UK | His Master's Voice E.G.6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | UK | His Master's Voice E.G.6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1954 | Australia | His Master's Voice E.A. 4180Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | Electrola E 20 058 / Electrola 7 MW 6497", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2C 008 - 463047", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Reissue · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1981 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-46 304 M / EMI Electrola 1C 006-46 304 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Reissue · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1981 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006 46304 M / EMI 1C 006 46304 M7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-46 304 M / EMI Electrola 1C 006-46 304 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | Italy | Odeon 3C 006 46304 M / EMI 3C 006 46304 M7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 25-4108Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 25-4108Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice EG 6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice EG 6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice 7MW 6497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice EG 6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice EG 6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice EG 6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice EG 6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice EG 6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice EG 6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Electrola EG 6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Electrola E 20058 / Electrola 7 MW 6497", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Electrola EG 6993Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Electrola E 20 058 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn E 20 0587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
39 vinyl pressings of Lied Eines Jungen Wachtpostens are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1939 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1939, in Germany, Romania. One of them is Electrola E. G. 6993, released November 1939.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E. G. 6993, E.G. 6993) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AD ORA 4198 ²̲ ◻ and AL ORA 4199 ²̲ ◻. 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.
