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Siegfried · Götterdämmerung

by Richard Wagner · 1954

11 pressings3 countriesRomanticClassical

Siegfried · Götterdämmerung 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Siegfried · Götterdämmerung

1 pressing came out in 1954, 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1954GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 18 200 LPMFirst yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1957GermanyDeutsche Grammophon LPEM 19 045LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1957UKDeutsche Grammophon DGM 19045LPLP
1957GermanyDeutsche Grammophon LPEM 19 045LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1957GermanyDeutsche Grammophon LPEM 19 045LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1958GermanyDeutsche Grammophon LPEM 19 045LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962UKHeliodor 478 127LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1963GermanyDeutsche Grammophon LPEM 19 045LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon LPEM 19 045LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon 19 045LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?GermanyHeliodor 478127LPLP

Tracklist

  1. Siegfried
  2. AHeil Dir, Sonne! Heil Dir, Licht! (Schluß-Szene) I. Teil
  3. B1Heil Dir, Sonne! Heil Dir, Licht! (Schluß-Szene) I. Teil
  4. Götterdämmerung
  5. B2Starke Scheite Schichtet Mir Dort (Schlußgesang Der Brünhilde)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Siegfried · Götterdämmerung are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Siegfried · Götterdämmerung are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1954 and 1963.

When was Siegfried · Götterdämmerung first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1954, in Germany. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 18 200 LPM, released December 1954.

How do I tell if my copy of Siegfried · Götterdämmerung is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 18 200 LPM) 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.

How much is Siegfried · Götterdämmerung on vinyl worth?

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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