Vinyl pressings
by Gilbert & Sullivan · 1959
Gilbert & Sullivan Overtures was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 2 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.
2XEA 1795-8N GO 1Side A runout, stamped
2XEA 1796-5N RR 1Side B runout, stamped
2XEA.1795Side A label
2XEA.1796Side B label
2XEA 1795-4N P 1Side A runout, stamped
2XEA 1796-1N M 24Side B runout, stamped
2XEA.1795Side A label
2XEA.1796Side B label
2YEA 561-1Side 1 runout, stamped
2YEA 562-2Side 2 runout, stamped
2YEA.561Side 1 label matrix, in brackets
2YEA.562Side 2 label matrix, in brackets
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Angel Records 35929 / Angel Records ANG. 35929First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice XLP 20003 / His Master's Voice XLP.20003First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice SXLP 20003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice XLP 20003 / His Master's Voice XLP.20003First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice SXLP.20003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice SXLPM 20003 / His Master's Voice SXLPM.20003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UK | His Master's Voice SXLP 30172 / His Master's Voice SXLP.30172LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice SOELP-9167LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records S 35929 / Angel Records 35929LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice XLP.20003 / His Master's Voice XLP 20003LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records S 35929 / Angel Records 35929LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records 35929LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Gilbert & Sullivan Overtures are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Canada. One of them is His Master's Voice XLP 20003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XLP 20003, SXLP 20003, SXLP.20003, 35929) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XEA 1795-8N GO 1 and 2XEA 1796-5N RR 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.
