Vinyl pressings
by Melanie · 1971
Gather Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 15 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.
NRS 47001A-21-1-11Runout A variant 1
NRS-47001 B-23 PRRunout B variant 1
NRS 47001A-21-1-111 PRRunout A variant 2
NRS-47001 B-23-1-111 PRRunout B variant 2
T1 NRS-47001-A-15Side A Runout etched, variant #1
T1 NRS-47001-B-14Side B Runout etched, variant #1
T1 NRS-47001-A-13Side A Runout etched, variant #2
T1 NRS-47001-B-14Side B Runout etched, variant #2
NRS 47001-A19 ᴘSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
NRS 47001-B19 3B ᴘSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
P NRS 47001-A 19 D 3Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
P 1 NRS 47001-B27 A4Side B runout, etched [exc. P 1,A4], variant 2
Ƨ 1 NRS 47001-A-18 ASide A Runout, etched ("Ƨ" is sideways)
Ƨ 1 NRS 47001-B-16 A3Side A Runout, etched ("Ƨ" is sideways)
Ƨ NRS 47001-A-16 B7Side A (variant 2), etched
Ƨ NRS 47001-B-18 A6 SSide B (variant 2), etched
NRS 47001-A19Runout Side A, Stamped
NRS 47001-B-30Runout, Side B, Etched
NRS-47001-ALabel Matrix, Side A
NRS-47001-BLabel Matrix, Side B
NRS 47001-A-29 IAMSide A Runout, etched (IAM is the printed Scranton anvil) )
NRS 47001-B-31 IAMSide B Runout, etched (IAM is the printed Scranton anvil) )
NRS-47001-ASide A, Label matrix
NRS-47001-BSide B, Label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Buddah Records 2318 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Austria | Buddah Records 2318 050First yearLP, Album, Special Edition | LP, Album, Special Edition |
| 1971 | Austria | Buddah Records 179 089 / Buddah Records 2318 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Austria | Buddah Records 2318 050 / Buddah Records 2318 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 95003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 95003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 95003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 95003LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | France | Buddah Records 940.088 / Buddah Records 940.088 TFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Greece | Buddah Records 2318 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Israel | Buddah Records 2318 050AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Buddah Records 2318 050 / Buddah Records 2318 050 LFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Buddah Records YS-2599-DAFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Lebanon | Buddah Records 2318 050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Buddah Records 2318 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Buddah Records 57.009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Neighborhood Records NRS-47001LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
42 vinyl pressings of Gather Me are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1971 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong, Australia and more. One of them is Neighborhood Records NRS-47001, released October 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NRS-47001, 2322 002, 2318 050, 179 089) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NRS 47001A-21-1-11 and NRS-47001 B-23 PR. 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.
