Vinyl pressings
by The Jazz Butcher · 1986
Distressed Gentlefolk was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
GLALP [XXXXXX] 020 A1 HOW'S YOUR MOTHER? 2. MPOSide 1 runout etched (X's indicate crossed-out text)
GLALP [XXXXXX] 020 B1 MPOSide 2 runout etched (X's indicate crossed-out text)
JG 6021-I-B-A -IRunout Side A "etched"
JG 6021-I-B-B -IRunout Side B "etched"
BT 7071 A-2Side 1 runout etched (X's indicate crossed-out text)
BT 7071 B-2Side 2 runout etched (X's indicate crossed-out text)
830•565•1A-2 SNB 230 EL DM-3Side A runout
830-565-1B SNB 230 EL DM-3Side B runout
GLALP-104A-2 SNB 230 EL DM-4Side C runout
GLALP-104B-2 SNB 230 EL DM-2Side D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Big Time BT 7071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Mercury 830 565-1 / Glass Records GLALP 104First yearLP, Album, LP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, LP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1986 | Canada | Mercury 830 565-1 / Big Time 830 565-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1986 | France | Attitude ATT 14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Rebel Rec. RE 0029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Rebel Rec. RE 0029First yearLP, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | Glass Records GLALP 020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Big Time 6021-1-BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Glass Records GLALP 020LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK | Fire Records FIIRELP464LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Distressed Gentlefolk are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1986 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Glass Records GLALP 020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GLALP 020, 6021-1-B, BT 7071, 830 565-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GLALP [XXXXXX] 020 A1 HOW'S YOUR MOTHER? 2. MPO and GLALP [XXXXXX] 020 B1 MPO. 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.
