Vinyl pressings
by John Martyn · 1981
Glorious Fool was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 12 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.
W 17 K99178 A-7 DANG GADAND BY TH' WAY TOWNHOUSE WO35Runout, A-side, scribed, etched, stamped, variant 1
W4-KD K99178 B-7 SOME CALL HIM PHIL! TOWNHOUSE WO35Runout, B-side, scribed, etched, stamped, variant 1
W 12 K99178 A-7 DANG GADANG BY TH’ WAY TOWNHOUSE WO35Runout, A-side scribed, etched, stamped, variant 2
W-2T K99178 B-7 T SOME CALL HIM PHIL! TOWNHOUSE WO35Runout, B-side, scribed, etched, stamped, variant 2
W-8KD K99178 A-7 DANG GADANG BY TH' WAY WO35 TOWNHOUSESide A runout, etched/stamped
W-1 K99178 B-7 SOME CALL HiM PHiL! WO35 TOWNHOUSESide B runout, etched/stamped
R/S Alsdorf 99178 A6 XX TOWNHOUSE DANG GADANG BY TH'WAYA-Side runout
R/S Alsdorf 99178 B9 XX TOWN HOUSE SOME CALL HIM PHIL!B-Side runout
ST-DU-824893-A @tgP + △1384 B-16660ASide A Runout Etched
ST-DU-824894-A @tgP + △1384-X B-16661-ASide B Runout Etched
ST-DU-824893-ARSide A Label
ST-DU-824894-ARSide B Label
ST-DU-824893A 0-/ SM2-IRunout A-side, variant 1
ST-DU-824894A 0-I SM2-IRunout B-side, variant 1
ST-DU- 824893-A @tgp SP 0-/SM1- ̶2̶ -1Runout A-side, variant 2
ST-DU- 824894-A @tgp 0-1 SM1-1 SPRunout B-side, variant 2
△MX198597-B 99178-1Side A runout
△ MX198598-B 99178-2Side B runout
MX198597Side A label
MX198598Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Unknown | WEA WEA K 99178 / WEA WEA 99178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | WEA 99178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | WEA XWEA 99178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | WEA WEA K 99 178 / WEA WEA K 99178First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | WEA K99 178 / WEA K99178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | WEA WEA K 99178 / WEA WEA 99178First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA K 99178 / WEA WEA 99178First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA K 99178 / WEA WEA 99178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA K 99178 / WEA WEA 99178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ireland | WEA K99178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | WEA U 99178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | WEA WEA 99178 / WEA WEA K 99178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | WEA WEA 99 178 / WEA WEA K 99178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | New Zealand | WEA WEA 99178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | WEA WEA 99178 / WEA WEA K 99178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Glorious Fool are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is WEA K 99178.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 99178, WEA K 99178, DU 19345, 99178) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W 17 K99178 A-7 DANG GADAND BY TH' WAY TOWNHOUSE WO35 and W4-KD K99178 B-7 SOME CALL HIM PHIL! TOWNHOUSE WO35. 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.
