Vinyl pressings
by Quincy Jones · 1970
Gula Matari 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.
25 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 11 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.
VAN GELDER 3059-1Variant 1 - Runout Side A
VAN GELDER 3060-2 6.1.70Variant 1 - Runout Side B
SP 3059 6-1 70 VAN GELDER 3 P [trumpet icon]Variant 2 Runout Side A
3060 6 • 1 • 70 VAN GELDER A3 [trumpet icon] PVariant 2 Runout Side B
VAN GELDER 3059-1 6-1-70Side 1
VAN GELDER 3060-2 6-1-70Side 2
A&M SP-3059-RE M-1 ∆14891Side A runout, variant 1
A&M SP-3060-RE-1 M-1 ∆15180Side B runout, variant 1
A&M SP-3059-RE M-1 ∆14891Side A runout, variant 2
A&M SP-3060-RE-1 M-1 ∆14891-xSide B runout, variant 2
14891 VAN GELDER 3059 [Circled 'MR'] 6 - 1 70 ▲Side A runout
14891-X 3060 - 1 6 - 1 - 70 [Circled 'MR] VAN GELDER ▲Side B runout
SP-3059Label Side A
SP-3060Label Side B
A&M SP-3059 RE-1 P2Runout Side A, etched
T 1 A&M SP 3060 T2Runout Side B, etched
SP-3059Label Side A
SP-3060Label Side B
SIDE 1 : T1 A&M-SP-3059-RE T1
SIDE 2 : 3060-2 6.1.70 VAN GELDER
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 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-933977First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3030 / A&M Records SP-3030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3030 / A&M Records SP-3030First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3030 / A&M Records SP-3030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | A&M Records 80 700 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | A&M Records AML-333First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | A&M Records AML-333First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML-933977First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML-933977First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | A&M Records AMLS 992First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | A&M Records AMC 2138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | A&M Records HDAS 371-49 / Hispavox HDAS 371-49First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-1074LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1970 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 992First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 992First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-18013LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3812LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3812LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | A&M Records SP 3030 / Elemental Music 700168LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 3030 / A&M Records SP-3030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-3030LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | A&M Records SP 3030LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | A&M Records AMP-18013 / A&M Records SP-3030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | A&M Records 88 669 XATLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-9-3030LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-9-3030LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
47 vinyl pressings of Gula Matari are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1970 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3030.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3030, SP 3030, AMLS 992, SLAM 47.010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VAN GELDER 3059-1 and VAN GELDER 3060-2 6.1.70. 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.
