Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1970
Gasoline Alley 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 10 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.
6360 500 1Y ▽ 1 420 1 1 6Variation 1, side A, stamped
6360 500 2Y ▽ 1 420 1 1 4Variation 1, side B, stamped
6360 500 1Y ▽ 1 420 1 1 1Variation 2, side A, stamped
6360 500 2Y ▽ 1 420 1 1 7Variation 2, side B, stamped
6360 500 1Y ▽ 1 420 1 EVariation 1, side A, stamped
6360 500 2Y ▽ 1 420 1Variation 1, side B, stamped
SR 61264-A-M4 PRA Side stamped exc "PR" etch, variant 1
SR 61264-B-M7 PRB Side stamped exc "PR" etch, variant 1
SR 61264-A-M7 I-II PRA Side stamped exc "I-II PR" etch, variant 2
SR 61264-B-M7 I-IIIIB Side stamped exc "I-IIII" etch, variant 2
SR 61264-A-CT1O MS T G.K.Side A, variant 1
SR 61264-B-M1 T DSide B, variant 1
SR 61264-M8Side A, variant 2
SR 61264-B-M1 TSide B, variant 2
SR 61264-A- M2-1-1 MRSide A runout
SR 61264-B-M2-1-1111 PRSide B runout
SR 61264-A- M1 P I T X B ARunout A
SR 61264-B- M1 P I T X B ARunout B
SR 61264 ALabel A
SR 61264 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Mercury SR 61264 / Mercury SR. 61264First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Vertigo 6360 500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 500First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | Mercury SFX-7261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Mercury SFX-7261First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Mercury 6463006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Mercury 6360 500First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Mercury 6436006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Mercury 6463006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360 500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | Vertigo 63 60 500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | Tailee TLA-6756LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Mercury SR 61264 / Mercury SR-61264LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Mercury PRICE 28LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 900075LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2008 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 990075LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MOFI 1-016LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MOFI 1-016 / Universal Music Special Markets B0012597-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2015 | Europe | Mercury 5355133 / Universal Music Group 0600753551332LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Vertigo 535 513-3 / Vertigo 0600753551332LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9422LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 6336 546LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Mercury SFX-7261LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 6336 546LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 6336 546LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 6336 546LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Singapore | Vertigo 6360 500LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Vertigo 63 60 500 / Vertigo 71 45 001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Vertigo 6360 500LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Vertigo 6360 500LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | UK | Mercury 824 881-1 / Mercury SR-61264LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61264 / Mercury SR-61264LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
93 vinyl pressings of Gasoline Alley are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1970 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, New Zealand, Australia and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 500, released June 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 500, SR 61264, 6436006, SFX-7261) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360 500 1Y ▽ 1 420 1 1 6 and 6360 500 2Y ▽ 1 420 1 1 4. 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.
