Vinyl pressings
by Robert Fripp · 1981
The League Of Gentlemen was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
EGED 9 A//6 ∇E SCSide A runout Variant 1
EGED 9 B//3 ∇E SCSide B runout Variant 1
EGED 9 A//4 ∇E SC 11 4 JONZSide A runout Variant 2
EGED9 B//2 ∇E SC 11 2 SOUND CLINIC THE NEXT STEP IS DICIPLINE.Side B runout Variant 2
PD-1-AS- PD-1-6317 AS- PRC-C-1-1 @tGPSide 1 Runout Etched
PD-1-6317 BS- PRC-C-1-1 @tGP THE NEXT STEP IS DISCIPLINESide 2 Runout Etched
PD-1 6317-AS PW-1 (PR)PRunout, side A etched, variant 1
PD-1-6317-BS-PW-1 THE NEXT STEP IS DISCIPLINE (PR)PRunout, side B etched, variant 1
PD-1 6317-AS PW-1 @t G P (PR)Runout, side A etched, variant 2
PD-1-6317-B5-PW-1 THE NEXT STEP IS DISCIPLINE @t G P (PR)Runout, side B etched, variant 2
176 2335218 1 380 POLYGRAMSide A runout
176 2335218 2 380 POLYGRAMSide B runout
2335 218 1Side A label
2335 218 2Side B label
2311064ASide A runout
2311064BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6317 / EG PD-1-6317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6317 / EG PD-1-6317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6317 / EG PD-1-6317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Editions EG 2335 218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Editions EG 2311 064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Polydor 2311 064 / EG 2311 064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2311 064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Editions EG 23 11 064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2335 218 / EG 2335 218First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Editions EG 2311 064First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | UK | Editions EG EGED 9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Editions EG EGED 9LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | US | Polydor PD-1-6317 / EG PD-1-6317LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Japan | Editions EG 28MM 0023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Editions EG 28MM 0023First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Scandinavia | Editions EG 2311 064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of The League Of Gentlemen are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, France, New Zealand and more. One of them is Editions EG EGED 9, released February 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EGED 9, PD-1-6317, 2335 218, 2311 064) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EGED 9 A//6 ∇E SC and EGED 9 B//3 ∇E SC. 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.
