Germany
December 1998- Label and catalog number
- What's Up ?! 567 865-1
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
567 865 - 1 S 1 320 B818551-01 A1Side A runout, stamped
567 865 - 1 S 2 320 B818551-01 B1Side B runout, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Schiller · 1998
Das Glockenspiel was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1998, 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.
567 865 - 1 S 1 320 B818551-01 A1Side A runout, stamped
567 865 - 1 S 2 320 B818551-01 B1Side B runout, stamped
GLOCKEEtched by hand
GOOD 2 - ASide A
GOOD 2 - BSide B
GOOD 2 - CSide C
GOOD 2 - DSide D
B815684-01 A1 MK
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Germany | Not On Label GLOCKEFirst year12", Single Sided, White Label | 12", Single Sided, White Label |
| 1998 | Germany | Not On LabelFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label, Single Sided · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label, Single Sided · Promo |
| 1998 | Italy | Sounds Good GOOD 2First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | Germany | What's Up ?! 567 865-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1999 | Germany | What's Up ?! 563 419-112" | 12" |
| 1999 | Spain | Electropolis VLMX 27912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Canada | Popular Records POP 408312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | UK | Data Records DATA9T12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | UK | What's Up ?! 12JUN3012", 45 RPM, Advance | 12", 45 RPM, Advance |
| 2000 | UK | What's Up ?! 12JUN3012", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 2000 | US | Radikal Records RAD99043-112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | UK | Data Records DATA22P212", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Data Records DATA22T / Ministry Of Sound DATA22T12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Not On Label12", Single Sided, White Label | 12", Single Sided, White Label |
| ? | UK | Data Records12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
15 vinyl pressings of Das Glockenspiel are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1998 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in Germany, Italy. One of them is What's Up ?! 567 865-1, released December 1998.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 567 865-1, GLOCKE, GOOD 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 567 865 - 1 S 1 320 B818551-01 A1 and 567 865 - 1 S 2 320 B818551-01 B1. 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.