Vinyl pressings
by Chilliwack · 1981
My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, 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.
SGS-712-AS CR STERLINGRunout side A etched, CR STERLING stamped
SGS-712-BS STERLING CRRunout side B etched, STERLING CR stamped
SGS-712 ASLabel side A
SGS-712 BSLabel side B
SGS-712 AM (CR) STERLINGA-side etched runout
SGS-712 AS (CR) STERLINGB-side etched runout
(SGS-712 AM)A-side label matrix
(SGS-712 AS)B-side label matrix
STERLING I A1 YB-11813-A 1A-Side Runout
STERLING I A2 YB-11813-B 1B-Side Runout
YB-11813-AA-Side Label
YB-11813-BB-Side Label
YA-11813-C 2 STERLING IA-Side Runout Etching
YB-11813-A 1 STERLING IB-Side Runout Etching
YA-11813-CA-Side Label
YB-11813-AB-Side Label
103903A APSide A Runout, Hand Etched
103903 B APSide B Runout, Hand Etched
YB-11813ASide A Label
YB-11813BSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | RCA Victor 103903First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Bolivia | RCA RS-2207First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Solid Gold Records SGS-712First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Solid Gold Records SGS-712First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA Victor XB 1813 / RCA XB 1813First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Netherlands | RCA FB-1813 / Millennium FB-1813First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | South Africa | RCA Victor TRS 363First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | RCA XB-1813 / Millennium XB-1813First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Spain | Millennium XB-1813 / RCA XB-1813First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | RCA FB 1813First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Millennium YB-11813First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Millennium JH-11813First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1982 | Brazil | RCA 101.82347", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | France | RCA YB 18137", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Peru | RCA Victor XRPBO 11367", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Canada, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Solid Gold Records SGS-712.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SGS-712, FB 1813, YB-11813, JH-11813) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SGS-712-AS CR STERLING and SGS-712-BS STERLING CR. 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.
