Vinyl pressings
by Gilbert & Sullivan · 1950
The Gondoliers was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1950, the album's first year. 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.
CD ARL 311-3BW LL198Runout, side A
CA ARL 312-1AW LL199Runout, side B
CA ARL 313-1AW LL199Runout, side C
CA ARL 314-3BW LL198Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Canada | London Records LLP 198 / London Records LLP 199First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1953 | UK | Decca LK.4015 / Decca LK.4016LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Australia | Decca LKA 4015 / Decca LKA 4016LP | LP |
| 1955 | UK | Decca LK.4015 / Decca LK-4016LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Decca LK.4015 / Decca LK-4016LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | London Records A 4204LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 1151 / Ace Of Clubs ACL 1152LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 1151 / Ace Of Clubs ACL 1152LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Decca DPA 3075/6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca AUS 1026 / Decca AUS 1027LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | Decca Viva! AUS 1026-7LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Ace Of Clubs ACLA 1151-52LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 1151LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | London Records R.23038LP | LP |
| ? | US | London Records A 4204LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
15 vinyl pressings of The Gondoliers are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1950 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in Canada. One of them is London Records LLP 198.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LLP 198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CD ARL 311-3BW LL198 and CA ARL 312-1AW LL199. 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.
