Vinyl pressings
by Vorkriegsjugend · 1983
Heute Spass, Morgen Tod was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, 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.
ST POGAR 4-A SNBSide A, stamped & etched runout area
ST POGAR 4-B SNBSide B, stamped & etched runout area
ST POGAR 5-A SNBSide C, stamped & etched runout area
LEERBlank side D, stamped runout area
ST POGAR 4-ASide A, stamped
ST POGAR 4-BSide B, stamped
ST POGAR 4-ASide A, stamped
ST POGAR 4-BSide B, stamped
ST POGAR 5-ASide C, stamped
LEERBlank side D, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | Pogar Pogar 04 / 05 / Pogar POGAR 04First year7", 45 RPM, EP, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Limited Edition, White Label · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, EP, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Limited Edition, White Label · Limited |
| 1983 | Germany | Pogar POGAR 04 / Pogar POGAR 05First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | Germany | Pogar POGAR 04First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1983 | Germany | Pogar POGAR 04 / Pogar POGAR 05First year7", 45 RPM, EP, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, EP, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | Germany | Pogar POGAR 04 / Pogar POGAR 05First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1988 | Brazil | New Face Records New 01512", Reissue | 12", Reissue |
| 1988 | Brazil | New Face Records New 01512", Reissue | 12", Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | New Age RecordsLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Germany | New Age Records NA 003LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| 2003 | Germany | New Age Records NA 00312", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Heute Spass, Morgen Tod are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1983 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Germany. One of them is Pogar Pogar 04 / 05.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Pogar 04 / 05, POGAR 04) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST POGAR 4-A SNB and ST POGAR 4-B SNB. 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.
