Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Hallyday · 1986
Gang was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, 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.
001 83 07 561 A DM1 POLYGRAM B26Side A Stamped
I 830756 1 A2Side A Hand Etchings
001 830756 1 B DM 1 POLYGRAM D1/3Side B Stamped
I 830756 1 B2Side B Hand Etchings
MPO T- 830 756-1 x 10Etched Side A
MPO T- 830 756-1 IB 10Etched Side B
MPO T 830 756-1 x 10 Xside A variant 2
MPO T 830 756-1 II3 10 Xside B variant 2
001 83 07 561 A DM1 POLYGRAM 11 3Side A Stamped
= 830756 1 A2Side A Hand Etchings
001 830756 1 B DM 1 POLYGRAM 112Side B Stamped
= 830756 1 B2Side B Hand Etchings
001 83 07 561 A DM1 POLYGRAM 11 7Side A Stamped
Ʈ 830756 1 A2Side A Hand Etchings
001 830756 1 B DM 1 POLYGRAM 117Side B Stamped
Ʈ 830756 1 B2Side B Hand Etchings
001 83 07 561 A DM1 POLYGRAM A 11 Ʈ 830756 1 A2Runout side A
001 830756 1 B DM 1 POLYGRAM A3 Ʈ 830756 1 B2Runout side B
830 756-1 1Label side A
830 756-1 2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Philips 830756-1 / Philips 830 756-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Philips 830756-1 / Philips 830 756-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Philips 830 756-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Philips 830 756-1 / Philips 830756-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Philips 830756-1 / Philips 830 756-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Philips 830756-1 / Philips 830 756-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Philips 830756-1 / Philips 830 756-1First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1986 | France | Philips 830756-1 / Philips 830 756-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Philips 830756-1 / Philips 830 756-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Philips 830 756-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | France | Mercury 5376006 / Mercury Music Group 5376006LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2017 | France | Mercury 537 605 5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | France | MercuryLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | France | Mercury 5376055LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Gang are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1986 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in France, Canada. One of them is Philips 830756-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 830756-1, 830 756-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 001 83 07 561 A DM1 POLYGRAM B26 and I 830756 1 A2. 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.
