Vinyl pressings
by Pylon · 1980
Gyrate was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 7 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.
db-54. A [W over M Wakefield logo] 38478 MCR BreRunout A, variant 1
[W over M Wakefield logo] 38478.B db-54.B MCR BreRunout B, variant 1
db-54⸱A [W over M Wakefield logo] 38478-A MO#2 MCR BreRunout A, variant 2
db-54⸱B MO#2 MCR Bre #1 [W over M Wakefield logo] 38478-BRunout B, variant 2
db-54A MCL joe Lyn - 8917 INCSide A runout (variant 1)
db 54B Lyn-8918 - INC MCL MAXSide B runout (variant 1)
db-54A MAX MCR Bre Lyn - 8917 1NCSide A runout (variant 2)
db 54B Lyn-8918 - 1NC MCR Bre MAXSide B runout (variant 2)
ARM-5-A -MAX MCR Joe LYN-8794-14A-side runout, hand-etched
ARM-5-B LYN-8795-14 MCR Joe MAXB-side runout, hand-etched
ARM 5 A
ARM 5 B
VOG 1 3305-A Q VOLUME ok.Side A runout
VOG 1 3305-B Q DUB ok.Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Vertigo VOG-1-3305First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Disc'Az AZ/2 380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Roof Records 133 025 / Roof Records 133025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Armageddon Records ARM 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | RTC ARM 5 / Armageddon Records ARM 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Armageddon Records ARM 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | DB Recs DB 54LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | US | DB Recs DB 54First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Armageddon Records ARM 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | DB Recs DB 54First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | DB Recs DB 54LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | New West Records NW5362LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | US | New West Records NW5362LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | New West Records, LLC NW5362LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | New West Records NW5362LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | New West Records NW5362LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | New West Records NW5362LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | New West Records NW5362LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | New West Records NW5362LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | New West Records NW5362LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
20 vinyl pressings of Gyrate are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1980 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is DB Recs DB 54, released November 18, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 54, ARM 5, VOG-1-3305, AZ/2 380) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, db-54. A [W over M Wakefield logo] 38478 MCR Bre and [W over M Wakefield logo] 38478.B db-54.B MCR Bre. 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.
