UK
1954- Label and catalog number
- His Master's Voice ALP 1016
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Richard Wagner · 1954
Götterdämmerung - Three Excerpts was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1954, the album's first year, in 2 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.
2 XEA 248Label, Side A
2 XVH 50Label, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 194First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1016First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1016First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Seraphim 60003 / Seraphim M-60003LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Seraphim 60003 / Seraphim M-60003LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-033213 / Мелодия 33Д-033214LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 033213—14LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 051-03855LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | His Master's Voice OALP 1014 / His Master's Voice OALP.1014LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 194LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 30295LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Odeon E 90026 / Odeon 90 026LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Odeon E 90026 / Odeon 90 026LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10079LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10079LP | LP |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1016LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1016LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1016LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1016LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1016LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33Д-033213 / Мелодия 33Д-033214LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of Götterdämmerung - Three Excerpts are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1954 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in UK, France. One of them is His Master's Voice ALP 1016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ALP 1016, FALP 194) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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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