Vinyl pressings
by Wilma · 1968
Heintje, Baue Ein Schloss Für Mich 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.
6 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
DU 20.795 (HB45-1278) PFRunout side A, etched
DU 20.796 (HB45-1279) PFRunout side B, etched
DU 20.795 (HB 45-1278)Label side A
DU 20.796 (HB 45-1279)Label side B
DU 20.795/4Runout Side A
DU 20.796/3Runout Side B
DU 20.795Label Side A
DU 20.796Label Side B
DU-20795/1Runout Side A
DU-20796/1Runout Side B
DU 20.795Label Side A
DU 20.796Label Side B
DU 20.795/2 ▵Runout Side A
DU 20.796/3Runout Side B
DU 20.795Label Side A
DU 20.796Label Side B
DU-20795/4Runout Side A
DU-20796/3Runout Side B
DU 20795Label Side A
DU 20796Label Side B
DU 20795/1Runout side A
DU 20796/1Runout side B
DU 20795Label side A
DU 20796Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Germany | Metronome M 25 100 / Metronome M 25100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Carpenter GT 107First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Carpenter GT 107First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Carpenter GT 107First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Carpenter GT 107First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Carpenter GT 107First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Viking VS 2497", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Carpenter GT 1077", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Carpenter GT 1077", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Panorama PS 10047", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Heintje, Baue Ein Schloss Für Mich are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Germany, Netherlands. One of them is Metronome M 25 100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 25 100, GT 107) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DU 20.795 (HB45-1278) PF and DU 20.796 (HB45-1279) PF. 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.
