Vinyl pressings
by Gong · 1974
You was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
V 2019 A-1U L 2Variant 1, side A, stamped
V 2019 B-2U T 1Variant 1, side B, stamped
V 2019 A-1U G I.IVariant 2, side A, stamped
V 2019 B-2U GRVariant 2, side B, stamped
ST-VR-743239-A AT GP PRSide A runout etched
ST-VR-743240 A AT GP PRSide B runout etched
ST-VR- 743239-AAA-1 AT GP PRside A, etched
ST-VR- 7432 40 AAA - 1 - OI AT GP PRside B, etched
V 2019 A5 ESide A, stamped
V 2019 B3Side B, stamped
S 88424 A-1 Made in GermanyRun-out matrix stamped side A
S 88424 B-1 Made in GermanyRun-out matrix stamped side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Germany | Virgin 88 424 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Virgin YX-7014-VRFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Virgin YX-7014-VRFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Virgin VR 13-113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Virgin L 35314 / Virgin V 2019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Virgin VR 13-113LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1974 | US | Virgin VR 13-113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Israel | Virgin V 2019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Virgin V 2019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Virgin 840 065 / Virgin XBLY 840.065LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2019LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | Virgin 88424-ILP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2019LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2019LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Virgin 88424-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | France | Charly R&B CR 30220LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Charly Records CR 30220 / Virgin V 2019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Charly Records CR 30220LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 16LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Portugal | Charly Records MOV. 10126LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Virgin OVED 16LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Italy | Get Back GET 621LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Greece | Virgin 2933 734LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | France | Musea FGBG 2045 / Replica Records RPC064LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Virgin 202605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Virgin 2933734 / Virgin Records Ltd. 2933734LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Virgin 2933 734 / Virgin 2933734LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 88 424-270 / Virgin 88 424 ITLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 88 424 ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 88 424 ITLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 88 424-270 / Virgin 88 424 ITLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Virgin ORL 8547LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Virgin OVED 16LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Virgin ORL 8547LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| ? | Italy | Virgin OVED 16LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Echoes AS 01Album, LP | Album, LP |
| ? | UK | Virgin V 2019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Virgin V 2019LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 16LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
52 vinyl pressings of You are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1974 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Israel and more. One of them is Virgin V 2019, released October 4, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2019, VR 13-113, L 35314, 88 424 IT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2019 A-1U L 2 and V 2019 B-2U T 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.
