Vinyl pressings
by Novalis · 1976
Sommerabend was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, 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.
Brain - 1087 - A PF 0701.142 S1Side A Runout, Variant 1
Brain - 1087 - B PF 0701.142 S2Side B Runout, Variant 1
Brain - 1087 - A PF 0701.142 S1 1 BSide A Runout, Variant 2
Brain - 1087 - B PF 0701.142 S2 1 BSide B Runout, Variant 2
brain-1087-A PF 0701.142 S1 1 DSide A runout, etched; "1 D", stamped - variant 1
brain-1087-B 0701.142 S2 PF 1 HSide B runout, etched; "1 H", stamped - variant 1
brain-1087-A PF 0701.142 S1 1 BSide A runout, etched; "1 B", stamped - variant 2
brain 1087-a (0701.142 s 1)Side A label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 0001.087 / Brain BRAIN 1087LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 1087 / Brain brain 1087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 1087 / Brain brain 1087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 0001 087 / Brain BRAIN 1087 (0649)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain brain 1087 / Brain BRAIN 1087 (0649)LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1977 | Japan | Brain UXP-707-EBLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Brain UXP-707-EBLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Brain 22S-27 / Polystar 22S-27LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 0001 087LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Korea | Sung Eum Limited SEL-RG 1428 / Brain 841 354-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Germany | Brain 8413541LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Brain BRAIN 1087LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Sommerabend are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1976 and 2009.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Germany. One of them is Brain BRAIN 1087, released April 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BRAIN 1087) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Brain - 1087 - A PF 0701.142 S1 and Brain - 1087 - B PF 0701.142 S2. 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.
