Vinyl pressings
by Typically Tropical · 1975
Barbados 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.
23 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ZXDR-57568-T1-1CRunout side A, variant 1
ZXDR-57569-T1-1CRunout side B, variant 1
ZXDR-57568-T1-1C C U 1Runout side A, variant 2
ZXDR-57569-T1-1C K D 2 DRunout side B, variant 2
ZXDR-57568-T1-1CRunout area side A
ZXDR-57569-T1-1CRunout area side B
✝ZXDR.57568✝Label side A
✝ZXDR.57569✝Label side B
GU6004F-50104-S-03BA-Side Runout Etching
GU6004F-50105-S-03B 50105-SB-Side Runout Etching
GU 6004F--m-03B #14 50104-MONO HA Runout - Etched
GU 6004F-50105(scratched out)-5-03B 50104\STEREO HB Runout - Etched
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 | Gull GULS-14First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Barbados | Gull GULS.14First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Gull GULS 9014 / Inelco GULS 9014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Gull GU 6004 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Gull GU 6004FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1975 | France | Gull 2097 703First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Gull 6.11 697 / Gull 6.11697 ACFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | Gull 22 391-7 N / Gull INT 113.300First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | Gull 6.11 697 / Gull 6.11697 ACFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Italy | Gull GU 104First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Gull GULS 14First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | Philips 6000.183First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | Gallo PD-1149First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Spain | Philips 60 00 183First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Spain | Philips 60 00 183First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Old Gold OG 91587", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Old Gold OG 91587", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Gull INT 113.3007", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Old Gold OG 91587", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Old Gold OG 91587", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Old Gold OG 91587", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
31 vinyl pressings of Barbados are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1975 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Gull GULS.14, released July 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GULS.14, 7P 243, GU 6004 F, GU-6004F) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZXDR-57568-T1-1C and ZXDR-57569-T1-1C. 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.
