Vinyl pressings
by Al Caiola · 1962
Solid Gold Guitar 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.
12 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 9 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.
UAS 6180 ACLB-1 BB7 IIIIVRunout area side A, variant 1
UAS 6180 B1-1A C 17 IIIIIIII - IIIIRunout arae side B, variant 1
UAS 6180 A2-1B C17 IIRunout, Side A, Variant 2, etched
UAS 6180 B1-1A C17 IIIRunout, Side B, Variant 2, etched
UA3180A-2 = SR ISide A runout
7 UA3180B-1B - SRSide B runout
UAL 3180 ASide A label
UAL 3180 BSide B label
SULP.1003ALabel side A
SULP.1003BLabel side B
MX135680 UAL8020-1
MX135681 UAL8020-2
MX135682 UALS8020-1Runout Side A - Etched
MX135683 UALS8020-2Runout Side B - Etched
MX135682Label Side A
MX135683Label 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 | Australia | United Artists Records UAL 8020First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Australia | United Artists Records UALS 8020First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1962 | Brazil | United Artists Records LR-354First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | United Artists Records UAL 3180First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Colombia | United Artists Records U.A.S. 3180First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Mexico | United Artists Records GU 191-019 S / Gamma GU 191-019 SFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1962 | Peru | United Artists Records UAS 6180First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAL 3180First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | United Artists Records ULP 1003First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | United Artists Records SULP 1003First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6180First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3180First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | United Artists Records 138006LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | Australia | United Artists Records UAB-10469LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1965 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAL-3180 / United Artists Records UAL 3180LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UABL 15LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | United Artists Records L-32,720LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Universal Record Club U-854 / Universal Record Club SU-854LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Canada | United Artists Records UAS 6180LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Mexico | Gamma GU 191-019LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UAL 3180 / United Artists Records T-91020LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UAS 6180 / United Artists Records ST-91020LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UAS 6180LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | United Artists Records UAL-3180LP, Album | LP, Album |
24 vinyl pressings of Solid Gold Guitar are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1962 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 6180.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 6180, UAL 3180, ULP 1003, SULP 1003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAS 6180 ACLB-1 BB7 IIIIV and UAS 6180 B1-1A C 17 IIIIIIII - IIII. 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.
