Vinyl pressings
by Roy Black · 1966
Good Night My Love / Frag Nur Dein Herz was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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.
52728 A ℗ 1966 K6 ♢Z K Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 1
52728 B ℗ 1966 K6 ♢Z K Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 1
52728 A Made in Germany 6 ℗ 1966 K6 ♢Z B MRunout side A, variant 2
52728 B Made in Germany 3 ℗ 1966 K6 ♢Z A YRunout side B, variant 2
Made in Germany 11 ℗ 1966 K6 ♢Z CC 52728 ARunout side A, variant 1
BZ Made in Germany 110̶ ℗ 1966 K6 ♢Z 52728 BRunout side B, variant 1
Made in Germany 3 ℗ 1966 K6 ♢Z 52728 A XRunout side A, variant 2
Made in Germany 3 ℗ 1966 K6 ♢Z 52728 B YRunout side B, variant 2
52 728 ALabel side A
52 728 BLabel side B
52 728 ALabel side A
52 728 BLabel side B
24 2 ℗ 1966 K6 ♢Z 52728 ARunout side A
24 2 ℗ 1966 K6 ♢Z 52728 BRunout side B
52 728 ALabel side A
52 728 BLabel side B
AA 52 728 1F 1 670 LRunout side A
AA 52728 2F 1 670 LRunout side B
52728 ALabel side A
52728 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Austria | Polydor 52 728First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Polydor 52 728First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Polydor 52 728First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Polydor 52 728First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Polydor 52 728First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Polydor 52728 / Polydor 52 728First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Switzerland | Polydor 52 728 / Polydor 570 0287", 45 RPM, Single, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1966 | Switzerland | Polydor 52 728First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 52 7287", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | Polydor 885 868-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Good Night My Love / Frag Nur Dein Herz are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1966 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland. One of them is Polydor 52 728.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 52 728, 52728) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 52728 A ℗ 1966 K6 ♢Z K Made in Germany and 52728 B ℗ 1966 K6 ♢Z K 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.
