Vinyl pressings
by U2 · 1981
Gloria was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 5 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.
- TOWN HOUSE WIP 6733 A-1USide A runout, stamped, variant 1
- TOWN HOUSE WIP 6733 B-1USide B runout, stamped, variant 1
TOWNHOUSE WIP 6733 A-1U 15 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
TOWN HOUSE WIP 6733 B-1U 10 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
WIP 6733 A-1U 3 1 1 TOWN HOUSESide A runout
WIP 6733 B-1U 1 1 1 TOWN HOUSESide B runout
WIP 6733-ASide A label
WIP 6733-BSide B label
WIP 6733 A-1U G 1 TOWN HOUSESide A
WIP 6733 B-1U G 1 TOWN HOUSESide B
- TOWN HOUSE WIP 6733 A DJ-2UA Side runout
LPFBB Side runout
WIP 6733-AA Side label
CBS - A - 1718 - A CP GerryRunout Side A etched
CBS - A - 1718 - B CP GerryRunout Side B etched
CBSA 1718Side A, label
CBSA 1718BSide B, label
CP GerryRunout Side B etched
CPRunout Side B etched
CBSA 1718Side A, label
CBSA 1718BSide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Island Records K-8510 / Island Records WIP 6733First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Australia | Island Records K 8510First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1981 | Benelux | Island Records 103.772First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Ireland | CBS CBSA 1718 / CBS CBS 1718X7", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | Ireland | CBS CBS 1718, CBS 1718X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | Ireland | CBS CBS 1718, CBS 1718XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Island Records WIP 6733First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Ireland | CBS CBSA 1718 / CBS CBS 1718X7", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | Ireland | CBS CBSA 1718First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Ireland | CBS CBSA 1718First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Ireland | CBS CBSA 1718 / CBS CBS 1718X7", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Island Records K 8510 / Festival Records K 8510First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1981 | UK | Island Records WIP 6733First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Island Records WIP 6733First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | Island Records WIP 6733First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Unknown | Island Records 3564245 / UMC 356424512", 45 RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ireland | CBS CBS 1718, CBS 1718X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Ireland | CBS CBS 1718, CBS 1718X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Ireland | CBS CBSA 1718 / CBS CBS 1718X7", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records WIP 67337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records WIP 67337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Gloria are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1981 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records WIP 6733, released September 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WIP 6733, CBSA 1718, K 8510, K-8510) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - TOWN HOUSE WIP 6733 A-1U and - TOWN HOUSE WIP 6733 B-1U. 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.
