Vinyl pressings
by Vicky Leandros · 1973
Meine Freunde Sind Die Träume was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 3 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.
10AA6303087 1Y 320Runout A side, stamped, variant 1
10AA6303087 2Y 320Runout B side, stamped, variant 1
10AA6303087 1Y 320 2 LRunout A side, stamped, variant 2
10AA6303087 2Y 320 2 KRunout B side, stamped, variant 2
10AA6303087 1Y 320 4 BVRunout A side, variant 1
10AA6303087 2Y 320 2 ADRunout B side, variant 1
10AA6303087 1Y 320 3 ABRunout A side, variant 2
10AA6303087 2Y 320 1 ATRunout B side, variant 2
10AA6303087 1Y 320Runout A side, stamped
10AA6303087 2Y 320Runout B side, stamped
℗ 1973 I AA 6303087 - 1Y HCRunout A side, stamped
℗ 1973 AA 6303087 - 2Y HCRunout B side, stamped
AA 6303 087 1Y 1 ℗ 1973 670 115 04Runout side A
AA 6303 087 2Y 1 ℗ 1973 670 115 04Runout side B
6303 087.1Label side A
6303 087.2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Austria | Philips 62 579LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | Austria | Philips 6303 087 / Stern Musik 6303 087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Austria | Philips 6303 087 / Stern Musik 6303 087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Philips 6303 087 / Stern Musik 6303 087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Philips 6303 087LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Philips 6303 087 / Stern Musik 6303 087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Philips 6303 087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Switzerland | Ex Libris PH 6858 051 / Grammoclub Ex Libris PH 6858 051LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | Switzerland | Ex Libris PH 6858 051 / Grammoclub Ex Libris PH 6858 051LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA KPL1-0049LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Philips 62 579LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | Germany | Philips 27439-9LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Philips 6303 087LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Meine Freunde Sind Die Träume are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany, Austria, Netherlands. One of them is Philips 6303 087.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6303 087) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10AA6303087 1Y 320 and 10AA6303087 2Y 320. 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.
