Vinyl pressings
by Gamma · 1979
Gamma 1 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.
14 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 7 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.
1-1 6E-219 A-2 RE SP RCSSide A runout etched, variant 1
1-1 6E-219 B-2 RE SP RCSSide B runout etched, variant 1
6E-219 A-4 SP [SRC Logo] 1-4Side A runout etched, variant 2
6E-219 B-2 RE SP [SRC Logo] 1-3Side B runout etched, variant 2
6E-219 A-4 SP [src logo] 1-1 ALT 9-28-79Side A runout variant 1
1 45 M1- 6E-219 B-2 RE SP ALT 9-28-79Side B runout variant 1
6E-219 A-4 SP SRC 1-1 ALT 9-20-79Side A runout variant 2
6E-219 B-2 RE SP SRC ALT 9-20-79 1-4 SM1-Side B runout variant 2
6E-219-A-4 SP SRC I SP PRCWSide A, etched / stamped, variant 1
6E-219 B-6 PRCWSide B, etched, variant 1
E-219-A-4 SP SRC I- SP-PRCWSide A, etched / stamped, variant 2
6E-219 B-6 PRCWSide B, etched, variant 2
6E-219 A-6 AR B-14423Side One Runout (Etched)
6E-219 B-8 AR B-14424Side Two Runout (Etched)
6E-219-A (AR)Side One Label
6E-219-B (AR)Side Two Label
6E-219-AA Side Label
6E-219-BB Side Label
6E-219 A-4 SP SRC 1-1 ALt 7-20-79A Side Etch exc SRC stamp
1-4 SM1- 6E-219 B-2 RE SP SRC ALt 7-20-79B Side Etch exc SRC stamp
6E-219-A SPA Label
6E-219-B SPB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Elektra 6E-219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Elektra 6E-219 / Elektra Q6E-219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 163First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Elektra 52163LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Greece | Elektra 52163First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Elektra P-10742EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Elektra P-10742EFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Elektra K52163 / Elektra 6E-219First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-219First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-219First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Elektra R 124623 / Elektra R 124623LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-219First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-219First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Elektra K52163 / Elektra 6E-129LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Elektra Q6E-219LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 163 / Elektra 6E-219LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Gamma 1 are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra 6E-219, released July 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6E-219, K52163, ELK 52 163, 52163) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-1 6E-219 A-2 RE SP RCS and 1-1 6E-219 B-2 RE SP RCS. 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.
