Vinyl pressings
by The Flying Burrito Bros · 1969
The Gilded Palace Of Sin 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 7 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.
SP-4249 (MR) △12990A Side etched except (MR) stamped
SP-4250 (MR) △12990-xB Side etched except (MR) stamped
SP-4249Label A
SP-4250Label B
P o AM-SP4249-1Side A runout, variant 1
P o AM+SP4250-1Side B runout, variant 1
P o AM-SP4249-1 \ 3Side A runout, variant 2
P o AM+SP4250-1 \ 2Side B runout, variant 2
SP 4249 - 7 TSide A runout, variant 1
SP 4250 - 7 TSide B runout, variant 1
SP 4249 - 7 1 T 25Side A runout, variant 2
o SP 4250 - 7 T ISide B runout, variant 2
SP-4249 -15 [MR logo] △12990Side A runout
SP-4249 -15 [MR logo] △12990-XSide B runout
SP-4249Side A label
SP-4250Side B label
AM - SP 4249-1Runout Side A, Etched, variant 1
AM + SP 4250-1Runout Side B, Etched, variant 1
AM - SP 4249-1Runout Side A, Etched, variant 2
A+M SP 4250 (RE-1) P1Runout Side 2, Etched, variant 2
CSG-SP-4249 -15 MR △13047 #56Side 1, etched, illegible cursive before #56
CSG-SP-4249 MR △13047-X #56Side 2, etched, illegible cursive before #56
CSG-SP-4249 -15 MR △13047Side 1, etched - Variant 2
CSG-SP-4250 -15 MR 13047-xSide 2, etched - Variant 2
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 | A&M Records SAML-933,245First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | A&M Records 212 067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | A&M Records AML-38First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | A&M Records AMC2075First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 931First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 931First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 931First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4175 / A&M Records SP-4175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP-4175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4175 / A&M Records SP-4175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP-4175First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4175 / A&M Records SP-4175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | A&M Records AML 179LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | A&M Records ZT 86980LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1977 | Spain | A&M Records AMLS 64175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Portugal | A&M Records PPSP 4175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | A&M Records SP-69804LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP 3122 / A&M Records SP-3122LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP 3122 / A&M Records SP-3122LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP 3122 / A&M Records SP-3122LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records ED 191LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M135LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4m135 / 4 Men With Beards 4M135LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | US | Intervention Records IR-012 / A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | Italy | A&M RecordsLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Italy | A&M RecordsLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | A&M Records 00602507482428LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2021 | US | A&M Records B0032623-01 / UMe 074 824-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2021 | US | A&M RecordsLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Intervention Records IR-012 / A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2026 | Worldwide | A&M Records SP 4175 / A&M Records 199957091190LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Edsel Records ED191LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69804LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4175LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69804 / A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69804 / A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69804 / A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 394 175-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | A&M Records ZT 86 980LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4175 / A&M Records SP-4175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
56 vinyl pressings of The Gilded Palace Of Sin are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1969 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP 4175, released February 6, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 4175, SP-4175, AMLS 931, SAML-933,245) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-4249 (MR) △12990 and SP-4250 (MR) △12990-x. 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.
