Vinyl pressings
by Uriah Heep · 1970
Gypsy was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
10 AA6059020 1W 320 1 FRunout side A, variant 1
10 AA6059020 2W 320 1 HRunout side B, variant 1
10 AA6059020 1W 320 1 ERunout side A, variant 2
10 AA6059020 2W 320 1 BRunout side B, variant 2
AA 6059 020.1 WLabel B for side A
AA 6059 020.2 WLabel B for side B
10 AA6059020 1W 320 DRunout A
10 AA6059020 2W 320 G 1Runout B
10 AA6059020 1W 320 1 LRunout side A
10 AA6059020 2W 320 1 LRunout side B
AA 6059 020.1 WLabel B side A
AA 6059 020.2 WLabel B side B
6059020 1 380Side A, stamped
6059020 2 380Side B, stamped
6059020 1Side A, label
6059020 2Side B, label
6059020 A 337Runout A, etched
6059020 B 338 700Runout B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Vertigo 6059.020 / Vertigo 6059 020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Vertigo 6059 016 / Vertigo 6059 016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 020First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6059020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 020First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Vertigo 6059 0257", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | Philips 60 50 020 / Vertigo 60 50 0207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Italy | Earmark 41051-27", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Gypsy are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Germany, France, New Zealand. One of them is Vertigo 6059 020, released December 5, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6059 020, 6059.020, 6059020, 6059 016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10 AA6059020 1W 320 1 F and 10 AA6059020 2W 320 1 H. 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.
