Easily distinguishable, very thin vinyl, additional numbers on Matrix.I wouldn't recommend buying this album online, because amateurs will label this an original.

I think, this edition is made by ex-the owner of Melocord label because the shape of the sleeve is same as original sleeve, except top opening sleeve. (Top opening sleeve is the sleeve that direction of the back took the wrong. The feel of a material of paper is same as original.) Perhaps, the sleeves were made more than the vinyls in '72. So he had deadstock of only the sleeve. And he made second press vinyl by source from an original copy because perhaps he lost the master tape. And he added original sleeves to second press vinyls. This is an opinion of my supposition.

Thanks for your thoughts and info. This indeed could be the case with the very similar second issue. The copy sold on eBay in January 2018 clearly had a different matrix number in the dead wax making it the first and real one I think. What I still don’t know is if these plays well or if the originals are from the same transfer..

Thanks for the comment. No one seems to know much about this since so few seem to care about the actual record and the magical music. I clearly see what the original pressing is now, it's the one with the small matrix etching only - realize I bought my copy as one and paid a lot of money for it. What pisses me off even more is that the person probably knew this. I need to know how the original pressing plays though? I can't pay 500 euros for an album just because it plays just as bad as the counterfeit

Yes, even if a copy of second press is Mint, it sounds noise because the second edition is not from the master tape. The second edition is from a Ex copy of the vinyl. My copy of first press does not sound noise because it is Mint, and the first edition is pressed by the master tape. First press does not have "130211" on dead wax area of vinyl.

Thanks for info - though I still need to know more about the "first" press. The CD by Witch & Warlock from 1991 was from a tape I guess but the edition of the vinyl I have plays with a lot of crackle and some hiss - especially on "Silence". Even though it looks brand new this "2nd-press" I have was probably just badly mastered. It´s a shame since it looks brand new.