Vinyl pressings
by Mani Matter · 1966
I Han En Uhr Erfunde was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
EP 33- 538 A Made in Switzerland DTRunout A, stamped, etched
EP 33- 538 B Made in Switzerland DTRunout B, stamped, etched
EP 33 - 538 A Made in Switzerland DTRunout A, stamped, etched
EP 33 - 538 B Made in Switzerland DTRunout B, stamped, etched
EP 33 - 538 A Made in Switzerland DTRunout side A, stamped [etched "DT"]
EP 33 - 538 B Made in Switzerland DTRunout side B, stamped [etched "DT"]
EP 33 - 538 A Made in Switzerland DTRunout A, stamped, etched
EP 33 - 538 B Made in Switzerland DTRunout B, stamped, etched
EP 33 - 538 A Made in Switzerland DTRunout side A, stamped [etched "DT"]
EP 33 - 538 B Made in Switzerland DTRunout side B, stamped [etched "DT"]
EP 33- 538 A Made in Switzerland DTRunout A, stamped, etched
EP 33- 538 B Made in Switzerland DTRunout B, stamped, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Switzerland | Zytglogge zytglogge 1 EP-33-538 / Zytglogge zytglogge 1First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1966 | Switzerland | Zytglogge zytglogge 1 EP-33-538 / Zytglogge 1First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1966 | Switzerland | Zytglogge zytglogge 1 EP-33-538 / Zytglogge 17", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1966 | Switzerland | Zytglogge zytglogge 1 EP-33-538First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1966 | Switzerland | Zytglogge zytglogge 1 EP-33-538 / Zytglogge 17", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1966 | Switzerland | Zytglogge zytglogge 1 EP-33-538 / Zytglogge 17", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1966 | Switzerland | Zytglogge zytglogge 1 EP-33-538 / Zytglogge 1First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1966 | Switzerland | Zytglogge zytglogge 1 EP-33-538First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1966 | Switzerland | Zytglogge zytglogge 1 EP-33-538 / Zytglogge zytglogge 1First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Switzerland | Zytglogge EP 33-538First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Switzerland | Theater Am Zytglogge EP-33-5387", EP | 7", EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Switzerland | Zytglogge zytglogge 1 EP-33-538 / Zytglogge 17", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Switzerland | Zytglogge zytglogge 1 EP-33-5387", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | Switzerland | Zytglogge EP-33-5387", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
14 vinyl pressings of I Han En Uhr Erfunde are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1966 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Switzerland. One of them is Zytglogge zytglogge 1 EP-33-538.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use zytglogge 1 EP-33-538, EP 33-538) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EP 33- 538 A Made in Switzerland DT and EP 33- 538 B Made in Switzerland DT. 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.
