Vinyl pressings
by Lonnie Donegan · 1962
A Golden Age Of Donegan was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year. 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.
GGL 0135 A-IWMC 2/1 ZIT WRunout side A
GGL 0135 B-IWMC 6 ZT JRunout side B
GGL 0135 A-IWMC 7/1 ZIT ARunout Side A, variant 2 (final A could be a T inside a C, or possibly a D
GGL 0135 B-IWMC 4 ZIT AERunout Side B, variant 2
GGL 0135 A-1WMC 1/1 Z/T OSide A runout
GGL 0135 B-1WMC 5 Z/T ASide B runout
GGL.0135-ASide A label
GGL.0135-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0135 / Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL.0135First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0135 / Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL.0135First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Marble Arch MALS 636LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Marble Arch MALS 636LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1966 | UK | Marble Arch MALS 636LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1966 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 636LP, Compilation, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 636LP, Compilation, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Marble Arch MALS 636LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | PYE Goldengroove GG 465LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | Astor GG 465LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Marble Arch MAL 636LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of A Golden Age Of Donegan are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK. One of them is Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0135.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GGL 0135) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GGL 0135 A-IWMC 2/1 ZIT W and GGL 0135 B-IWMC 6 ZT J. 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.
