Vinyl pressings
by Ray Stevens · 1969
Gitarzan was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
SLP18115-A X 1 SH3Y-561Runout side A, variant 1
SLP18115-B A2Runout side B, variant 1
SLP18115-A H3Y-561 S-1 X ᇰ P A 3Runout side A, variant 2
SLP 18115-B [Signature] P A 3Runout side B, variant 2
S-1 △13369 XSide 1, Etched
S-2 △△13369-XSide 2, Etched
H3Y-561Side 1, Label & Etched
H3Y-562Side 2, Label & Etched
H3Y-561 S-1 X 125Runout A
H3Y-562 S-2 X 125Runout B
H3Y-561 S-1 X 125Scrawled in runout side A
H3Y-562 S-2 X 125Scrawled in runout side B
MX31047Label A Side
MX31048Label B Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Monument SLP-933,357First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | Monument PL-33357First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Canada | Monument SLP 18115 / Monument SLP18115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Monument SLP 18115 / Monument SLP. 18115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Monument SLP 18115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Monument SLP 18115 / Monument SLP 8115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | Monument SLP ST 75021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Mexico | Monument MOL-10034 / Monument SLP-18115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Monument SLP 933357First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Spain | Monument S-21.131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Monument SLP 18115 / Monument SLP18115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Monument SLP18115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Monument SLP 18115 / Monument SLP18115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Monument SLP 18115 / Monument SLP18115First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Barnaby Records 9190-5010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Barnaby Records BR 5010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | Monument LPS-77466 / Monument SLP-18115LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Gitarzan are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1969 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Monument SLP 18115.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP 18115, SLP18115, SLP-933,357, PL-33357) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLP18115-A X 1 SH3Y-561 and SLP18115-B A2. 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.
