Vinyl pressings
by Eddy Grant · 1988
Gimme Hope Jo'Anna was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ICE 12-8701 A1 C5 PAG TY1 DAMONTRunout side A, variant 1
ICE 12-8701-B1 PAG TY1 DAMONTRunout side B, variant 1
ICE 12-8701 A1 PAG 20095 ① TY1 DAMONTRunout side A, variant 2
ICE-12-8701-B1 PAG TY1 DAMONT 20095 ①Runout side B, variant 2
*ICE-7-8701-A-1* MT. 3 DAMONT AP TY1Runout side A, variant 1
*ICE-7-8701-B-1* MT. DAMONT AU TY1Runout side B, variant 1
✳ ICE-7-8701-A-1✳ 4 MT. TY1 DAMONT AGRunout side A, variant 2
✳ ICE-7-8701-B-1 ✳ MT. 4 DAMONT TY1 ADRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | EMI 8574 / EMI 20 2514 6First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Argentina | EMI 8574First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Australasia | EMI EMI 2074First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Australasia | EMI ED 346First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Barbados | ICE ICE 7 8701First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Parlophone C1-75240First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Capitol Records SPRO 372First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | Parlophone 006-20 2512 7 / Blue Wave Records 006-20 2512 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Parlophone K 060 20 2514 6 / Parlophone 20 2514 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | Parlophone 006 20 2512 7 / Parlophone 006-2025127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Parlophone K 060-20 2514 6First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | Europe | Parlophone K 060-20 2514 6 / Blue Wave Records K 060-20 2514 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 006-2025127 / EMI 006 20 2512 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Parlophone K 060 20 2514 6 / Parlophone 20 2514 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | France | Parlophone 2025127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Enigma EPRO-27712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Unknown | Not On Label (Eddy Grant) EDE00112", Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
34 vinyl pressings of Gimme Hope Jo'Anna are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1988 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Italy, Argentina and more. One of them is ICE ICE 12 8701, released January 11, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ICE 12 8701, ICE 7 8701, 7 75546-0, 14 2025146) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ICE 12-8701 A1 C5 PAG TY1 DAMONT and ICE 12-8701-B1 PAG TY1 DAMONT. 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.
