Vinyl pressings
by Secret Affair · 1979
Glory Boys was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ISPY 1 A//1∇EUT 14 1 ƱVariant 1 Side A runout
ISPY 1 B//1∇E4̸2̸0̸UT 14 1 ƱVariant 1 Side B runout
ISPY 1 A//1∇EUT 13 Ʊ 11Variant 2 Side A runout
ISPY 1 B//2 ∇E UT 11 Ʊ 9 8Variant 2 Side B runout
201179 A-1/795 Made in GermanyRun-out side A, stamped
201179 B-1/795 Made in GermanyRun-out side B, stamped
S 201.179 ALabel side A
S 201.179 BLabel side B
201179 A - 1 /79S Made in Germanyrunout A stamped
201179 B - 1 /79S Made in Germanyrunout B stamped
201179 A-2/62S I
201179 B-2/82S I
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Benelux | I-Spy Records I-SPY 1 / Ariola 201 179-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Sire XSR 6089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Arista 201179 / I-Spy Records 201179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Ariola 201 179 / I-Spy Records 201 179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Arista I-SPY 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | I-Spy Records I-SPY 1 / B-0763First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Arista ARS 39037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | I-Spy Records I-SPY 1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | US | Sire SRK 6089LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | UK | I-Spy Records I-SPY 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | I-Spy Records L 37289 / Arista L 37289LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Arista 6483 235LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Sire SRK 6089LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Sire SRK 6089LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Sire SRK 6089LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | I-Spy Records I-SPY 1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2571 / I-Spy RecordsLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2025 | UK | Heavy Soul Records ROR166LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2025 | UK | Heavy Soul Records ROR166LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Heavy Soul Records ROR166LPLP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Arista 201 179-320LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Glory Boys are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Benelux, Canada, France and more. One of them is I-Spy Records I-SPY 1, released October 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use I-SPY 1, XSR 6089, 201179, 201 179) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ISPY 1 A//1∇EUT 14 1 Ʊ and ISPY 1 B//1∇E4̸2̸0̸UT 14 1 Ʊ. 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.
