Vinyl pressings
by Popol Vuh · 1975
Das Hohelied Salomos 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.
4 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 3 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.
29781 A1/S3A Made in GermanySide A runout, stamped
29781 B1/S3A Made in GermanySide B runout, stamped
UAS 29 781 ASide A label
UAS 29 781 BSide B label
SI8 UAS 29/81.1L 22/7/75
SI8 UAS 29/81.2L 22/7/75
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 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29 781 / United Artists Records UAS 29.781First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Italy | United Artists Records UAL 24050First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 781 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 781 ILP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 29781 18 UAS 29781-1LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | United Artists Records 27085-ILP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | WEA WEA 58 423LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Spain | Wah Wah Records LPS157LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2015 | Spain | Wah Wah Records LPS157LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | United Artists Records UAS 29 781 / United Artists Records UAS 29.781LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Das Hohelied Salomos are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, Italy, France. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 29 781 I, released April 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 29 781 I, UAS 29781 18 UAS 29781-1L, UAS 29 781, UAL 24050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 29781 A1/S3A Made in Germany and 29781 B1/S3A Made in Germany. 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.
