Vinyl pressings
by Marlene Dietrich · 1962
Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 6 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 2555-1Runout side A [stamped]
7XRA 2556-1Runout side B [stamped]
7XRA 2555Label side A
7XRA 2556Label side B
7XRA 2555-2Runout side A [stamped]
7XRA 2556-1Runout side B [stamped]
7XRA 2555 45-EG 9288Label side A
7XRA 2556 45-EG 9288Label side B
7XRA 2555-1Runout side A [stamped]
7XRA 2556-1Runout side B [stamped]
7XRA 2555Label side A
7XRA 2556Label side B
7XRA 2555-1A-Side Runout
7XRA 2556-1B-Side Runout
7XRA 2555A-Side Label
7XRA 2556B-Side Label
7XRA 2555 1Runout side A, stamped
7XRA 2556 1Runout side B, stamped
7XRA 2555Label side A
7XRA 2556Label side B
7 XRA 2555Center Label A
7 XRA 2556Center Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Denmark | Electrola E 22 180 / Electrola 45-EG 9288First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Finland | His Master's Voice 45 EG 9288First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Finland | His Master's Voice 45 EG 9288First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Electrola E 22 180 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn E 22 180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Electrola E 22 180 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn E 22 180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Electrola E 22 180 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn E 22 180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 QH 5015First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Electrola E 22 180 / His Master's Voice 45-EG 9288First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 QH 5015First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 45 EG 9288First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | South Africa | His Master's Voice 45-SAB 6040First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7PL 63.071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Electrola E 22 180 / Electrola 45-EG 9288First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 QH 50157", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice EG 9288 / His Master's Voice E 221807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Electrola E 22 180 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn E 22 1807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Electrola E 22 180 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn E 22 1807", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Electrola E 22 180 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn E 22 1807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 45 EG 9288Single, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 45 EG 9288 / His Master's Voice 45-EG 92887", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Germany, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands and more. One of them is Electrola E 22 180.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E 22 180, 45 EG 9288, 7 QH 5015, 45-SAB 6040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XRA 2555-1 and 7XRA 2556-1. 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.
