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.
21 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 18 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.
IV 2C 20144-1L/3 [logotype] 7.5.79 [sign]Hand-etchings Runout Side A, Variant 1
2C 20144-2L [logotype] 25.4.79 [sign]Hand-etchings Runout Side B, Variant 1
2C 20144-1L [logotype] 25.4.79 [sign]Hand-etchings Runout Side A, Variant 1
2C 20144-2L [logotype] 25.4.79 [sign]Hand-etchings Runout Side B, Variant 1
DML-44301-AHand-etched, Runout Side A
DML-44301-BHand-etched, Runout Side B
CBS INT'L 1-4-80Hand-etched, Runout (both sides)
(logo) Master Records Miami FLAStamped, Runout (both sides)
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 147.159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237392 / CGD CGD 20144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Bolivia | CBS 20216 / Discos CBS 20216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Epic 235040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia PCC 90549First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Chile | CBS 15310 / Discos CBS 15310First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Colombia | Epic 19208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Colombia | Epic 19208First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | CBS 100545First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS 83711 / CBS CBS 83711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | CBS CBS 83711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | CGD CGD 20144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | CGD CGD 20623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Seven Seas GP-759First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Seven Seas GP-759First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Ariola 203 228-320 / CGD 203 228LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Sugar Music 8056746989095LP, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | CGD 9031 70753-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
24 vinyl pressings of Gloria are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1979 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Italy, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is CGD CGD 20144.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CGD 20144, CGD 20623, DML-55301, 147.159) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IV 2C 20144-1L/3 [logotype] 7.5.79 [sign] and 2C 20144-2L [logotype] 25.4.79 [sign]. 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.
