Vinyl pressings
by Augustus Pablo · 1979
Original Rockers was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, 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.
GREL 8A - 1W EG H KEVRunout side A, variant 1
GREL 8B 1 - W EGRunout side B, variant 1
GREL 8A - 1W EG KEV S75Runout side A, variant 2
GREL 8B 1 - W EG S5Runout side B, variant 2
GREL 8 A-IW EG KEVSide A, etched
GREL 8 B-IW EGSide B, etched
GREL 8A.1W EG KEVRunout side A
GREL 8B1-W EG 1Runout side B
D.S.R 0310 • A • D.T. A. PabloSide A
D.S.R 0311 • B • D.T. A. PabloSide B
D.S.R 0310 A D.T A.PABLO
D.S.R 0311 B D.T A.PABLO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Jamaica | Rockers 002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Jamaica | Message 002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 8First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 8First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 8First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | US | Shanachie SHAN LP 002First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Edigsa 11-0072LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Message AP 1004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Message PBL-1004 / Message 1004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | France | Rockers ORLP05LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | UK | Greensleeves Records VPGSRL7039 / VP Records VPGSRL7039LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Rockers International 002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Rockers International 002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Jamaica | Rockers International 002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Jamaica | Rockers International 002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Rockers International 002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Jamaica | Rockers 002LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | Rockers International 002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 8LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Original Rockers are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1979 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Jamaica. One of them is Greensleeves Records GREL 8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GREL 8, SHAN LP 002, 002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GREL 8A - 1W EG H KEV and GREL 8B 1 - W EG. 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.
