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Vinyl pressings

The Best Of The Goon Shows

by The Goons · 1959

21 pressings4 countriesComedyRadioplayNon-Music

The Best Of The Goon Shows was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Best Of The Goon Shows

9 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 4 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.

Australia

1959
Label and catalog number
Parlophone PMCO 1108
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

XEX290 XPAX23Side 1 runout hand etched

XEX291 XPAX24Side 2 runout hand etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 21 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959AustraliaParlophone PMCO 1108First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959AustraliaParlophone PMCO 1108First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959New ZealandParlophone PMCM 1108 / Parlophone PMCM.1108First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959South AfricaParlophone PMCJ 1108First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1959South AfricaParlophone PMCJ 1108First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1959UKParlophone PMC 1108First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKParlophone PMC 1108First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKParlophone PMC 1108First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKParlophone PMC 1108First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963UKParlophone PMC 1108LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1969UKParlophone PMC 1108LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1979New ZealandWorld Record Club WM 2835LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1979AustraliaWorld Record Club R-05857LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaParlophone PMC 1108LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaParlophone PMC 1108LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaParlophone PMCO 1108LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?New ZealandParlophone PMCM 1108LPLP
?UKParlophone PMC 1108LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UKParlophone PMC 1108LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?UKParlophone PMC 1108LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?UKParlophone PMC 1108LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. ATales Of Old Dartmoor
  2. BDishonoured

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Best Of The Goon Shows are there?

21 vinyl pressings of The Best Of The Goon Shows are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1979.

When was The Best Of The Goon Shows first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. One of them is Parlophone PMC 1108.

How do I tell if my copy of The Best Of The Goon Shows is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PMC 1108, PMCO 1108, PMCM 1108, PMCJ 1108) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Best Of The Goon Shows on vinyl worth?

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.

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