Vinyl pressings
by Marius Müller-Westernhagen · 1975
Das Erste Mal was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, 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.
Manufactured in Germany WEA 174 049-A PFRunout side A, variant 1
Manufactured in Germany WEA 174 049-B PFRunout side A, variant 1
Manufactured in Germany WEA 174 049-A" PFRunout side A, variant 2
Manufactured in Germany WEA 174 049-B" PFRunout side A, variant 2
Manufactured in Germany WEA 174 049-A" PFRunout side A
Manufactured in Germany WEA 174 049-B" PFRunout side B
65 095-ALabel side A
65 095-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Germany | Warner Music Group Germany 5021732611819LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
14 vinyl pressings of Das Erste Mal are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 56 095.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 56 095) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Manufactured in Germany WEA 174 049-A PF and Manufactured in Germany WEA 174 049-B PF. 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.
