Vinyl pressings
by Gilbert & Sullivan · 1957
The Gondoliers was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1957, 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 1165-1NStamped Runout, Side A
2XEA 1166-2NStamped Runout, Side B
2XEA 1167-1NStamped Runout, Side C
2XEA 1168-1NStamped Runout, Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1504 / His Master's Voice ALP 1505First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Angel Records 3570 B/LFirst yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 265 / His Master's Voice ASD. 265LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1504 / His Master's Voice ALP 1505LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | World Record Club S/5380 / World Record Club S/5381LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Australia | World Record Club R-00979 / World Record Club R-00980LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | UK | His Master's Voice SXDW 3027 / His Master's Voice 0C 147 ○ 00133/4LP | LP |
| 1977 | New Zealand | EMI Records Ltd. WE 2079-2 / The World Record Club (N.Z.) Ltd. WE 2079 - 2LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Angel Records AVB-34023LP, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice OASD.265 / His Master's Voice OASD.266LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records 3570 B/LLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | New Zealand | His Master's Voice MALP.1504 / His Master's Voice MALP.1505LP | LP |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1504 / His Master's Voice ALP 1505LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Seraphim SIB-6103LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Seraphim SIB-6103LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Angel Records S. 35556LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | US | Seraphim SIB-6103LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | USA, Canada & UK | Angel Records 35556 / Angel Records 35557LP | LP |
18 vinyl pressings of The Gondoliers are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1957 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in UK, US. One of them is His Master's Voice ALP 1504.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ALP 1504, 3570 B/L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XEA 1165-1N and 2XEA 1166-2N. 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.
