Vinyl pressings
by Omega · 1979
Gammapolis was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
SLPX 17579-A IV. P MG 70Runout Groove Side A, variant 1
SLPX 17579-B VII. P MG 1-H3Runout Groove Side B, variant 1
SLPX 17579-A IV. P MGRunout Groove Side A, variant 2
SLPX 17579-B VII. P MGRunout Groove Side B, variant 2
SLPX 17579-A IV. P MG 21Runout side A, stamped / etched [variant 1]
SLPX 17579-B V. P MG 2-H3Runout side B, stamped / etched [variant 1]
SLPX 17579 - A III. P MGRunout side A, stamped [variant 2]
SLPX 17579 - BV. P MGRunout side B, stamped [variant 2]
SLPX 17579 - A III. P MGRunout Groove Side A
SLPX 17579-B VI P HPRunout Groove Side B
SLPX 17579-A VI. U A.T.Runout Groove Side A
SLPX 17579-B V. P MGRunout Groove Side B
SLPX 17579-ALabel Side A
SLPX 17579-BLabel Side B
SLPX 17579-A III. P MGSide A var. 1:
SLPX 17579-B VII. P MGSide B var. 1:
SLPX 17579-A lll. P MG 6-18Side A var. 2:
SLPX 17579-B V. P MG 44Side B var. 2:
SLPX 17579-A III. P MGSide A
SLPX 17579-BV. P MGSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Hungary | Pepita SLPX 17579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hungary | Pepita SLPX 17579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hungary | Pepita SLPX 17579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hungary | Pepita SLPX 17579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hungary | Pepita SLPX 17579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hungary | Pepita SLPX 17579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hungary | Pepita SLPX 17579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hungary | Pepita SLPX 17579First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Hungary | Pepita SLPX 17579First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Hungary | Pepita SLPX 17579First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Seven Seas GXH-2020LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Seven Seas GXH-2020LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Gammapolis are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Hungary. One of them is Pepita SLPX 17579.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLPX 17579) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLPX 17579-A IV. P MG 70 and SLPX 17579-B VII. P MG 1-H3. 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.
