UK
February 13, 1983- Label and catalog number
- EMI EMD 5541EMI OC 065-43 461
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
2YLA 9300-2-1-1-A-side runout
2YLA 9301-2-1-1-B-side runout
2YLA 9300A-side label
2YLA 9301B-side label
Vinyl pressings
by Katia Et Marielle Labèque · 1983
Gladrags was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 8 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.
2YLA 9300-2-1-1-A-side runout
2YLA 9301-2-1-1-B-side runout
2YLA 9300A-side label
2YLA 9301B-side label
KM-10853-A2 + KM+ DS.1.38790.G2 GENE MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide 1 etched [GENE in script, MASTERED BY CAPITOL stamped]
KM-10853-B2 + KM+ DS.2.38790.G2 GENE MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide 2 etched [GENE in script, MASTERED BY CAPITOL stamped]
43461-A1Side A - runout - stamped
43461-B1Side B - runout - stamped
1C 065-43 461on rear
M6 341398 4 43461 A 1Runout side A
M6 341399 4 43461 B 1Runout side B
2C 065 - 43.461 ALabel side A
2C 065 - 43.461 BLabel side B
43461-A1Side A - runout - stamped
43461-B1Side B - runout - stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | EMI EMD-5541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | EMI 14 3461 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 065-43461 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 065-43.461First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | EMI 1C 065-43 461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | EMI 20 802-0LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | EMI 1C 065-43 461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | EMI 11C 081-43461First yearLP | LP |
| 1983 | Spain | EMI 10C 065-043.461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Angel Records R154614LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | Angel Records S-37980First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Angel Records S-537980LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | Angel Records S-37980LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | EMI EMD 5541 / EMI OC 065-43 461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAC-90151LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAC-90151LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Angel Records R154614LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
16 vinyl pressings of Gladrags are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is EMI EMD 5541, released February 13, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMD 5541, S-37980, EMD-5541, 14 3461 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YLA 9300-2-1-1- and 2YLA 9301-2-1-1-. 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.