Vinyl pressings
by Desmond Dekker · 1969
Pickney Gal was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
PYR6078A-1A Side Runout (Variant 1)
PYR6078B-1B Side Runout (Variant 1)
PYR6078A-1 △GA Side Runout, Stamped (Variant 2)
PYR6078B-1 △GB Side Runout, Stamped (Variant 2)
PYR6078A-1A Side Runout
PYR6078B-1B Side Runout
SU - 127 - A P-1969Runout side A
SU - 127 - B P-1969Runout side B
S.127 ALabel side A
S.127 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Unknown | Columbia Music Entertainment E A C - 1025First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Australia | W & G WG-S 8221First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Belgium | Supreme Records S.127 / Ember Records S. 127First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Ember Records 5C 006-90886 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59 383First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Ember Records 8506First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | UK | Pyramid PYR 6078First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Pyramid PYR 6078First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Odeon Pops DTOA 85467", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Argentina | Odeon Pops DTOA 85467", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Austria | Ember Records 14 482 AT7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Ember Records 14 482 AT7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | Ember Records 14 482 AT7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Mexico | Tizoc 425 x 457" | 7" |
| 1970 | Philippines | Parlophone PAL-609167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Portugal | Tecla TE 200127", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Venezuela | Polydor 3047", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | Ember Records EMBTS 30087", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Venezuela | Polydor 3047", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Pickney Gal are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1969 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Australia, Belgium, Netherlands and more. One of them is Pyramid PYR 6078.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PYR 6078, E A C - 1025, WG-S 8221, S.127) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PYR6078A-1 and PYR6078B-1. 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.
