Vinyl pressings
by Gillan · 1980
Glory Road was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 16 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.
V2171 A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT < WHAT YOU LOOKING FOR1st LP A-side runout variant 1
V2171 - B1 A PORKY PRIME CUT < WAITING FOR NUMBER THREE1st LP B-side runout variant 1
VDJ 32 A1 DORK??! A PORKY PRIME CUT O2nd LP A-side runout variant 1
VDJ-32 - B1 THEY RE PLAYIN MY TOON LAD. < COZ IN CANS.2nd LP B-side runout variant 1
V-2171 A2 A PORKYPRIME CUT WHAT YOU LOOKING FORRunout side A, var. 1
V-2171-B2 A PORKY PRIME CUT WAITING FOR NUMBER THREERunout side B, var. 1
V 2171 A4 A PORKYPRIME CUT WHAT YOU LOOKING FOR ARunout side A, var. 2
V-2171-B2 A PORKY PRIME CUT WAITING FOR NUMBER THRERunout side B, var. 2
V 2171 A8 TOWNHOUSEVariant 1 Side One: TOWNHOUSE Stamped
V 2171 A6 A PORKY PRIME CUT WHAT YOU LOOKING FORSide One
V 2171 B4 A PORKY PRIME CUT WAITING FOR NUMBER THREESide Two
VR-1-1001-AS PRC R2.. I-ISide A runout
VR-1-1001-BS PW2.. PRC R2.. -I-ISide B runout
VR 1-1001ASSide A label
VR 1-1001BSSide B label
VR-1-1001-AS PW2 (PR)Side A runout
VR-1-1001-BS PW2 (PR)Side B runout
VR-1-1001-ASSide A label
VR-1-1001-BSSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Virgin L-37435First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Virgin VL 2204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Virgin 202 581-320 / Virgin 202 581First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Finland | Virgin V 2171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Virgin 202581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Virgin 202 581-320 / Virgin 202 581First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Virgin 2473 751 / Virgin 2473751First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Virgin 2473 751 / Virgin 2473751LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Israel | Virgin BAN 2171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12171 / Virgin OVED 49First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Virgin VV-33.055YFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | Virgin VIR(L)3017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Virgin I-202581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC24LP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2015 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC96LP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2016 | Europe | Demon Records DEMREC172LP, Album, Reissue, LP | LP, Album, Reissue, LP |
| 2019 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC172LP, Album, Reissue, LP | LP, Album, Reissue, LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Virgin 202 581-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of Glory Road are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1980 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Virgin V2171.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2171, VR-1-1001, VR-1-1001 DJ, VIP-6962) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V2171 A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT < WHAT YOU LOOKING FOR and V2171 - B1 A PORKY PRIME CUT < WAITING FOR NUMBER THREE. 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.
