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Zarah LeanderEine Frau Wird Erst Schön Durch Die Liebe / Drei Sterne Sah Ich Scheinen

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Eine Frau Wird Erst Schön Durch Die Liebe / Drei Sterne Sah Ich Scheinen

by Zarah Leander · 1938

11 pressings3 countriesSchlagerSoundtrackPopStage & Screen

Eine Frau Wird Erst Schön Durch Die Liebe was first pressed on vinyl in 1938. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Eine Frau Wird Erst Schön Durch Die Liebe

4 pressings came out in 1938, 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.

Germany

1938
Label and catalog number
Odeon O-4782
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

P Be 11987 2 Hi ɣ xRunout side A, stamped, etched

P Be 11988 Hi ɣ xRunout side B, stamped, etched

Be 11987Label side A

Be 11988Label side B

Full details of this pressing

Germany

1938
Label and catalog number
Odeon O-4782
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

Be 11987Label Side A

Be 11988Label Side B

Full details of this pressing

Austria

1938
Label and catalog number
Odeon A 169 886
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

Be 11987Label side A

Be 11988Label side B

Full details of this pressing

France

1938
Label and catalog number
Odeon 281.406
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

Be 11987Label side A

Be 11988Label side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1930s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1938AustriaOdeon A 169 886First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1938FranceOdeon 281.406First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1938GermanyOdeon O-4782First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1938GermanyOdeon O-4782First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyParlophon B. 11 288Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?GermanyOdeon O-4782Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?GermanyOdeon A 169 886Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?GermanyOdeon A 169 886Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?GermanyOdeon A 169 886Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?GermanyOdeon O-4782Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?GermanyOdeon O-4782Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress

Tracklist

  1. AEine Frau Wird Erst Schön Durch Die Liebe
  2. BDrei Sterne Sah Ich Scheinen

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Eine Frau Wird Erst Schön Durch Die Liebe are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Eine Frau Wird Erst Schön Durch Die Liebe are listed here, from 3 countries.

When was Eine Frau Wird Erst Schön Durch Die Liebe first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1938, in Germany, Austria, France. One of them is Odeon O-4782.

How do I tell if my copy of Eine Frau Wird Erst Schön Durch Die Liebe is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use O-4782, A 169 886, 281.406) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P Be 11987 2 Hi ɣ x and P Be 11988 Hi ɣ x. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Eine Frau Wird Erst Schön Durch Die Liebe on vinyl worth?

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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