Vinyl pressings
by Angela Bofill · 1978
Angie was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
I S GRP-5000-SA 1B SterlingSide A Runout, variant 1
T Ƨ GRP-5000- SB-2 SterlingSide B Runout, variant 1
GRP-5000-A C5M-2 STERLING A8 ISSide A Runout, variant 2
GRP-5000-SB-1A STERLING D2 ISSide B Runout, variant 2
GRP 5000 SA C STERLINGRunout A, variant 1
P GRP-5000 B STERLINGRunout B, variant 1
P GRP-5000-SA B STERLINGRunout A, variant 2
P GRP-5000.SB X I STERLINGRunout B, variant 2
GLB6 9302 SA RE1 I STERLING A1GSide A runout-etched(except STERLING, I, and A1 stamps
GLB6 9302 SB RE1 I STERLING A1DSide B runout-etched(except STERLING, I, and A1 stamps
̶G̶L̶ ̶8̶ ̶8̶0̶5̶9̶ ̶S̶A̶Side A Runout-heavily crossed out etch
̶G̶L̶ ̶8̶ ̶8̶0̶5̶9̶ ̶S̶B̶Side B Runout-heavily crossed out etch
GRP-5000-SA-1B A8Runout side A etched
GRP-5000-SB-1A C6Runout side B etched
STERLINGRunout side A&B stamped
(GRP 5000 SA)Label side A
GRP-5000-SA /\ STERLINGA runout etched, except "/\ STERLING" stamped
GRP-5000- SB STERLING /\B runout etched, except "STERLING /\" stamped
GRP 5000 SAA label matrix
GRP 5000 SBB label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Arista GRP.5000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista GRP 5000 / Arista GRP GRP 5000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Arista GRP 25RS-3 / Arista 25RS-3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Arista GRP 25RS-3First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Philippines | Arista GRP GRP 5000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | ARISTA GRP SPART 1084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | ARISTA GRP GLB6-8302 / Arista GL8-8059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Arista GRP GL 8-8059 / Arista GL 8-8059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Arista GRP 5000LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1978 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Philippines | Arista RTLP-16003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | ARISTA GRP GLB6-8302LP | LP |
| ? | US | Arista GRP GRP 5000LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Angie are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Arista GRP GRP 5000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GRP 5000, GLB6-8302, GL 8-8059, SPART 1084) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I S GRP-5000-SA 1B Sterling and T Ƨ GRP-5000- SB-2 Sterling. 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.
