Switzerland
1959- Label and catalog number
- Elite Special EPA-1077
- Format
- 7", EP, 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Zarah Leander · 1959
Besuch Bei Zarah Leander was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
EPA-1077-ARunout side A, stamped
EPA-1077-BRunout side B, stamped
1077 ALabel side A
1077 BLabel side B
A 76 A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Germany | Austroton 45-EPA-1077First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | Deutscher Schallplattenclub A-76First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | Austroton 45-EPA-1077First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | Elite Special EPA-1077First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Switzerland | Elite Special EPA-1077First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Switzerland | Austroton-Elite-Special 45-EPA-1077 / Austroton-Elite-Special 45 EPA 1077First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Germany | Deutscher Schallplattenclub A-0767", 45 RPM, Club Edition · Club edition | 7", 45 RPM, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Donauland 115207", 45 RPM, EP, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition |
| ? | Austria | Viennaphon 15207", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| ? | Austria | Donauland 15207", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| ? | Austria | Donauland 15207", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
11 vinyl pressings of Besuch Bei Zarah Leander are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1959 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Switzerland, Germany. One of them is Elite Special EPA-1077.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPA-1077, 45-EPA-1077, A-76) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.

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