Vinyl pressings
by The Goodies · 1975
The Funky Gibbon was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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.
BRAD 7504 A-1 1 ARUN BARunout, A-side, etched
BRAD 7504 B-1 1 DERunout, B-side, etched
BRAD 7504 ASide A label
BRAD 7504 BSide B label
BRAD 7504 A-1 ARUNRunout, A-side, etched
BRAD 7504 B-1Runout, B-side, etched
M-2189-AMMono Label
M-2189-ASStereo Label
S 16012 A-1 Made in GermanyRunout A, stamped
S 16012 B-1 Made in GermanyRunout B, stamped
S 16 012 ALabel A
S 16 012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | M7 MSB-114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Bradley's Records 640.056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Hansa International 16 012 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ireland | Pye Records BRAD 7504First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Viking VS318First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | Bradley's Records 06.099First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Bradley's Records BRAD 7504First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Bradley's Records BRAD 7504First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | 20th Century Records TC-2189First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | Japan | Bradley's Records MA-24-BR7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | Bradley's Records MA-24-BR7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of The Funky Gibbon are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, France and more. One of them is Bradley's Records BRAD 7504.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BRAD 7504, TC-2189, MSB-114, 640.056) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BRAD 7504 A-1 1 ARUN BA and BRAD 7504 B-1 1 DE. 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.
