Vinyl pressings
by Umberto Tozzi · 1979
Gloria was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 20 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.
2C 10171-1N/2 [cgd logo] 7-5-79 Inzadi✱✱✱✱✱✱Runout area side A, variant 1
2C 10171-2N [cgd logo] 25-4-79 lu ✱✱✱✱✱✱Runout area side B, variant 1
2C 10171-1N/2 [cgd logo] 7-5-79 Inzadi IVRunout area side A, variant 2
2C 10171-2N [cgd logo] 25-4-79 lu VIIIRunout area side B, variant 2
EPC S 7415 A-1 3 TY ARunout side A
EPC S 7415 B-1 1 Q ARunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Epic 40.192First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Argentina | Epic 40.1927", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 12021First year12" | 12" |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 222609First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | EPIC 46.550First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia C4-8371First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Chile | Discos CBS 11294First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Colombia | Epic 49218First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | CBS 12178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 7415 / CBS 7415First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 12.7415First year12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | France | CBS CBS 7415First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | CBS CBS 7415First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | CBS CBS 7415First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | CBS CBS 7415First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Greece | Music-Box SMB101297", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Italy | CGD CGD 1508012", Reissue | 12", Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Vanguard SPV 5912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Vanguard SPV 5912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | CGD CGD-8027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Germany | CGD 9031-76575-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1992 | Spain | WEA 14437", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Spain | CGD East West 092740115012", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
43 vinyl pressings of Gloria are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1979 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Italy, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is CGD CGD 10171.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CGD 10171, CGD 15018, S EPC 12 7415, S EPC 7415) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2C 10171-1N/2 [cgd logo] 7-5-79 Inzadi✱✱✱✱✱✱ and 2C 10171-2N [cgd logo] 25-4-79 lu ✱✱✱✱✱✱. 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.
