Vinyl pressings
by Richard Wagner · 1970
Götterdämmerung was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 4 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.
2530 001 =4 S1Stamped Side 1 (Disc 1 = 2561 001)
2530 001 =2 S2Stamped Side 2 (Disc 1 = 2561 001)
2530 002 =3 S3Stamped Side 3 (Disc 2 = 2561 002)
2530 002 =4 S4Stamped Side 4 (Disc 2 = 2561 002)
2530 001 =4 S1Stamped Side 1 (Disc 1 = 2561 001)
2530 001 =2 S2Stamped Side 2 (Disc 1 = 2561 001)
2530 002 =3 S3Stamped Side 3 (Disc 2 = 2561 002)
2530 002 =4 S4Stamped Side 4 (Disc 2 = 2561 002)
00 2530 001 = 4 S1Stamped Side 1 [Disc 1 = 2561 001]
00 2530 001 = 2 S2Stamped Side 2 [Disc 1 = 2561 001]
00 2530 002 = 3 S3Stamped Side 3 [Disc 2 = 2561 002]
00 2530 002 = 4 S4Stamped Side 4 [Disc 2 = 2561 002]
00 2530 001 = 4 S1 2561001 A-3 5 ℗1970 C70 HR◇VSide 1 Runout
00 2530 001 = 2 S2 5 ℗1970 C70 HR◇V 2561001 BSide 2 Runout
00 2530 002 = 3 S3 2561002 A1 5 G ℗1970 C70 HR◇VSide 3 Runout
00 2530 002 = 4 S4 2561002 B1 5 ℗1970 C70 ◇VSide 4 Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Deutsche Grammophon 2720019First yearLP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Box Set · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Box Set · Limited, Numbered |
| 1970 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2720 019 / Deutsche Grammophon 2716 001First yearLP, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Box Set, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 00/2716 001First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1970 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 00/2716 001First yearLP, Promo, Stereo, Box Set · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo, Box Set · Promo |
| 1970 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2561 001-006LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1970 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 1 ALB 602First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1970 | UK | Deutsche Grammophon 2720 019 / Deutsche Grammophon 2561001First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1970 | UK | Deutsche Grammophon 2720 019 / Deutsche Grammophon 2530001First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1972 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2716 001LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1972 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2740 148LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1972 | Switzerland | Ex Libris 172 745 / 50LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1979 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2740 148 / Deutsche Grammophon 2563 561 - 566LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue |
| 1979 | UK | Deutsche Grammophon 2740 148 / Deutsche Grammophon 2561 205 - 210LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 2740 148LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2720 019 / Deutsche Grammophon 2716 001LP, Box Set, Reissue | LP, Box Set, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Götterdämmerung are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Germany, UK, France, Spain. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 2720 019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2720 019, 00/2716 001, 2720019, 1 ALB 602) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2530 001 =4 S1 and 2530 001 =2 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.
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