Vinyl pressings
by Peter Schilling · 1982
Fehler Im System was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, the album's first year, in 5 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.
R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 A PS XX 11 SNBSide A runout, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 BXX PS SNB 5Side B runout, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 A PS XX SNBSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 B PS XX SNBSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 A PS SNBRunout side A, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 B PS SNBRunout side B, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 A⁴x PS 5 I SNBRunout side A, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 Bx PS SNB 60Runout side B, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 A PS XX 11 SNBSide A runout, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 BXX PS SNB 5Side B runout, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 A PS XX SNBSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 B PS XX SNBSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 240026-1 Ax4PS SNBRunout side A
R/S Alsdorf 240026-1 B PSxxx SNBRunout side B
82/536-AMatrix on label, side A
82/536-BMatrix on label, side B
R/S Alsdorf 240026-1 A PS 4 SNBRunout A
R/S Alsdorf 240026-1 B PS SNB 7Runout B
R/S Alsdorf 240026-1 A PSRun Out, Side A, Stamped
R/S Alsdorf 240026-1 B PSRun Out, Side B, Stamped
SNBRun Out, Side A & B, Etched
82/536-AOn Label, Side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Austria | WEA 24. 0026-1 / WEA 24.0026-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | WEA 24. 0026-1 / WEA 24.0026-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | WEA 24.0026-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 24. 0026-1 / WEA 24.0026-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 32 102-6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 24. 0026-1 / WEA 24.0026-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 46 542 7LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 32 102-6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 24. 0026-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | WEA 24. 0026-1 / WEA 24.0026-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Germany | WEA 24. 0026-1 / WEA 24.0026-1LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Germany | Warner/Chappell Music GmbH Germany 0190296602559LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Fehler Im System are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1982 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Germany, Austria, Europe, France and more. One of them is WEA 24. 0026-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 24. 0026-1, 24.0026-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 A PS XX 11 SNB and R / S Alsdorf 240026-1 BXX PS SNB 5. 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.
