Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1970
Gold was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 12 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.
US-1168 T-2 2IIIVar 1 - Side A runout, etched
US-1169 US-1168̶ 9 T8 2IVar 1 - Side B runout, etched
US-1168 T-2 2IVar 2 - Side A runout, etched
US-1169 T-3 2III III IIIVar 2 - Side B runout, etched
US-1168 T-5 (MR) Jc S △14904Center deadwax A etched, (MR) stamped
US-1169-RE-T5 (MR) △14904-XCenter deadwax B etched, (MR) stamped
(US 1168)Label A
(US 1169)Label B
US 1168 T15Side A
US 1169 T15Side B
US 1168 T2Runout Ring Side A Etched
US 1169 T2Runout Ring Side B Etched
US 1168 T 15 1Side A runout, variant 1
US 1169 T 10 1Side B runout, variant 1
US 1168 T 10 2Side A runout, variant 2
US 1169 T 10 1Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | MCA Records MAP/S - 3374First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Brazil | MCA Records MPA/S-3374First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Canada | UNI Records 73084 / UNI Records UNI-73084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | UNI Records 93084 / UNI Records UNI-93084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Philips 6369 700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 3374 / MCA Records MCF 2515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | UNI Records 6369 602 / UNI Records MAPS 3374First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Greece | UNI Records 6369 602First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Mexico | Musart 60097First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Rhodesia | MCA Records SMCA 529 / MCA Records SMCA.529First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | MCA Records MCA 2007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | MCA Records SMCA 529First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | MCA Records SMCA 529First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | UNI Records 63 69 602 / UNI Records MAPS 3374First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | UNI Records UNLS 116 / UNI Records MAPS 3374First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 2007LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records 37209LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-2007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | MCA Records MCA-37209LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | US | MCA Records MCA-37209LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | MCA Records MCAM-5027LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MAP/S 3374LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MAP/S 3374LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MAP/S 3374 / MCA Records MAPS-3374LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | MCA Records 201 540LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | UNI Records UNI-93084 / UNI Records 93084LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37209LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-2007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | UNI Records 93084 / UNI Records UNI-93084LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 540LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | UNI Records MAPS 3374 / UNI Records 6.21750LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 62.033 / MCA Records MAPS 3374LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | India | MCA Records 93084LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | India | MCA Records 93084LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | UNI Records 6369 602 NLP, Album | LP, Album |
84 vinyl pressings of Gold are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1970 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is UNI Records 73084, released August 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 73084, UNLS 116, MAP/S - 3374, 93084) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, US-1168 T-2 2III and US-1169 US-1168̶ 9 T8 2I. 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.
