Vinyl pressings
by Loleatta Holloway · 1976
Loleatta was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 4 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.
GZS-7500 - A X F/W △˄˄Runout side A [variant 2]
GZS-7500 - B X F/W △˄˄Runout side B [variant 2]
GZS-7500 AMatrix, label A
GZS-7500 BMatrix, label B
GZS-7500-A p F/W ΔM Ʌ4Side A Runout
GZS-7500-B p F/W ΔM 2ɅSide B Runout
GZS-7500 ASide A Label
GZS-7500 BSide B Label
S1 GZS-7500-A-1A S F/W ΔM A1Runout, side A
S1 GZS-7500-B-1A S F/W.ΔM A2Runout, side B
GZS-7500 AMatrix, label A
GZS-7500 BMatrix, label B
GZS-7500 A F/W ΔMSide A runout
GZS-7500 B F/W ΔMSide B runout
GZS-7500-A D-TSide A run-out area
GZS-7500-B D-TSide B run-out area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Gold Mind Records GZS 7500 / Salsoul Records GZS-7500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Panama | Gold Mind Records GZS 7500 / Salsoul Records GZS-7500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Salsoul Records SZS 5513First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Gold Mind Records GZS-7500 / Gold Mind Records GZS 7500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Gold Mind Records GZS-7500 / Gold Mind Records GZS 7500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Gold Mind Records GZS-7500First yearLP, Advance, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Advance, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Gold Mind Records GZS-7500 / Gold Mind Records GZS 7500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Disc'Az STEC 248LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Salsoul Records 6.22965LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Salsoul Records GZS 7500LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Salsoul Records RJ-7218LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Venezuela | CBS CS-10.268 / CBS LP-10.268LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Disc'Az 248LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Argentina | Microfon 2393 - SUP 80004 / Salsoul Records 2393 - SUP 80004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | UK | Charly Salsoul CPLP 8063LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Loleatta are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Panama. One of them is Gold Mind Records GZS-7500.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GZS-7500, SZS 5513, GZS 7500) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GZS-7500 - A X F/W △˄˄ and GZS-7500 - B X F/W △˄˄. 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.
