Vinyl pressings
by Robert Gordon · 1977
Robert Gordon With Link Wray was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
PS 2030-A STERLING [SRC logo]Side A runout
PS 2030 B STERLING [SRC logo]Side B runout
PS 2030-A SPLabel side A
PS 2030-B SPLabel side B
PS 2030-A STERLINGSide A - etched
PS 2030 B STERLINGSide B - etched
PS 2030-A-1-1-1 PRC STERLINGSide A - etched
PS 2030 B-1-1-11 PRCSide B - etched
PS 2030-AA-Side Label
PS 2030-BB-Side Label
PS 2030-A-1-1-1 PRCRunout side A [Etched]
PS 2030 B-1-1-11 PRCRunout side B [Etched]
STERLINGRunout Both sides [Stamped]
PS 2030-A SterlingRunout Side A
PS 2030-B SterlingRunout Side B
PS 2030-A SPLabel Side A
PS 2030-B SPLabel Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Private Stock PS.2030 / Private Stock PS-2030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Private Stock PS 2030 / Private Stock PS 2030-VFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Private Stock PS 2030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Private Stock PS 2030 / Sonopresse PS 2030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Private Stock 1C 064-60 075First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Private Stock 5C 062-60075First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Private Stock PS 2030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Sweden | Private Stock 7C 062-60075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Private Stock PVLP 1027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Private Stock PVLP 1027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Private Stock PVLP 1027LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1977 | UK | Private Stock PVLP 1027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Private Stock PS 2030 / Private Stock 06 PS 2030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Private Stock PS 2030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Private Stock PS 2030 / Private Stock 06 PS 2030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-13296LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-13296LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Germany | Bear Family Records BAF 18020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Private Stock PS 2030LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Robert Gordon With Link Wray are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1977 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Private Stock PS 2030.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PS 2030, PVLP 1027, PS.2030, 1C 064-60 075) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PS 2030-A STERLING [SRC logo] and PS 2030 B STERLING [SRC logo]. 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.
