Vinyl pressings
by Werner Müller Und Sein Orchester · 1962
Welterfolge - Heute Neu! (Wild Strings) was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
MD-LP-Ste-025963-I Manufactured In GermanySide A Runout
MD-LP-Ste-025964-II Manufactured In GermanySide B Runout
Ste LP 025 963Side A Label
Ste LP 025 964Side B Label
LPD-09115 Manufactured in Germany S - ⅠRunout side A
LPD-09116 Manufactured in Germany S - ⅠRunout side B
LPD 09 115Label side A
LPD 09 116Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Germany | Decca SLK 16 234-PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | Decca BLK 16 234-PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | South Africa | Telefunken ZA 6195LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | UK | Decca LK 4529LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Decca SKL 4529LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Decca SKL 4529LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | London Records PS 302LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Eclipse ECS 2010 / Eclipse ECS.2010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Eclipse ECS 2010LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Decca MS 101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Decca 118 503 DYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | Eclipse ECS 2010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Decca BUL 320-Y / Decca BUL 320 YLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | London Records LL3302LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Decca 210.009LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Decca ND 485LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Turkey | Decca ND 485LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records PS302LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records LL 3302 / London Records LL.3302LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Welterfolge - Heute Neu! (Wild Strings) are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1962 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Germany. One of them is Decca SLK 16 234-P.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLK 16 234-P, BLK 16 234-P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MD-LP-Ste-025963-I Manufactured In Germany and MD-LP-Ste-025964-II Manufactured 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.
