UK
1959- Label and catalog number
- Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0052Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL.0052
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
GGL 0052 A-2 E/TRunout Side 1 (stamped / etched)
GGL 0052 B-2 E/TRunout Side 2 (stamped / etched)
Vinyl pressings
by Pierre Montiel · 1959
Gaite Parisienne was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1959, 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 0052 A-2 E/TRunout Side 1 (stamped / etched)
GGL 0052 B-2 E/TRunout Side 2 (stamped / etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | UK | Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0052 / Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL.0052First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Pye Golden Guinea Records GSGL 10052 / Pye Golden Guinea Records GSGL.10052LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Somerset P-11100LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Somerset SF-11100LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Germany | Somerset 535LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Somerset SF-11100LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Marble Arch MALS 679LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Alshire International ASC-849LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Sweden | Kontrapunkt KLP-75-4068LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Pye Golden Guinea Records GSGL 10044LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Audio Spectrum ASC-10031LP | LP |
| ? | France | Mode Disques STMD 9 027LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Somerset ST-CL-535LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Somerset 535 / Somerset CL-535LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Marble Arch MALS 679 / Marble Arch MAL 679LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Marble Arch MAL 679LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Gaite Parisienne are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK. One of them is Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0052.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GGL 0052) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GGL 0052 A-2 E/T and GGL 0052 B-2 E/T. 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.