Vinyl pressings
by The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra · 1958
Gypsy! was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SP1-8342-D13 ☖ &A Side Stamped, ☖ reps the Scranton IAM lathe
SP2-8342-D3 ☖ &B Side Stamped
SP1-8342A Side Label
SP2-8342B Side Label
SPI 8342-D25 GD 1Runout, side A, stamped
SP-2-8342-D13 2 ★ ΛRunout, side B, etched & stamped
SP1-8342Label, side A
SP2-8342Label, side B
SP1-8342-D36#2 ☖A Side Stamped, ☖ reps the Scranton IAM lathe
SP2-8342-D31 ☖B Side Stamped
SP1-8342A Side Label
SP2-8342B Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | UK | Capitol Records SP 8342First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | Italy | Capitol Records SP 8342 / Capitol Records SP8342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records SP-8342 / Capitol Records SP8342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records SP 8342LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Spain | Capitol Records SP-8342 / Capitol Records SP8342LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Australia | World Record Club TE 519 / World Record Club S/TE 519LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1963 | Australia | World Record Club STE-519LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Capitol Records P 8.342LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SP 8342LP | LP |
| ? | Cuba | Capitol Records P 8342LP | LP |
| ? | France | Capitol Records P 8342 / Capitol Records P.8342LP | LP |
| ? | France | Capitol Records P. 8342 / Capitol Records P-8342LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Capitol Records SP 8342LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records P.8342 / Capitol Records P-8342LP | LP |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records SP 8342LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records P 8342 / Capitol Records P.8342LP | LP |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SP8342LP | LP |
| ? | US | Capitol Records P8342LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records P8342 / Capitol Records P-8342LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records P8342LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Gypsy! are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1958 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Italy. One of them is Capitol Records SP-8342, released October 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-8342, SP 8342) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP1-8342-D13 ☖ & and SP2-8342-D3 ☖ &. 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.
