Germany
1968- Label and catalog number
- Polydor 249 249
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
L 1 ℗ 1968 K8 ◇ Z 00 249249 = 2 ARunout A
1 ℗ 1968 K8 ◇ Z D 00 249249 = 2 BRunout B
Vinyl pressings
by Roy Black · 1968
Weihnachten Bin Ich Zu Haus was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
L 1 ℗ 1968 K8 ◇ Z 00 249249 = 2 ARunout A
1 ℗ 1968 K8 ◇ Z D 00 249249 = 2 BRunout B
00 249249 = 2 A 5 ℗ 1968 K8 ◇Z HRunout A
00 249249 = 2 B 5 ℗ 1968 K8 ◇Z HRunout B
00 249249 = 2 A 6 ℗ 1968 K8 ◇ZRunout A
00 249249 = 2 B 6 ℗ 1968 K8 ◇ZRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 249 249First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 28 887-8LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 249 249First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 92 110LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 249 249First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Austria | Polydor 92 110 / Polydor 179 069LP, Album, Club Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor H 887/2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Germany | Polydor 841 218-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Polydor 249 249LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 1249249LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Karussell 2872 278LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | Polydor 179 069LP, Album, Club Edition, Special Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Special Edition · Club edition |
12 vinyl pressings of Weihnachten Bin Ich Zu Haus are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1968 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Germany. One of them is Polydor 249 249.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 249 249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L 1 ℗ 1968 K8 ◇ Z 00 249249 = 2 A and 1 ℗ 1968 K8 ◇ Z D 00 249249 = 2 B. 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.