Vinyl pressings
by Bad Company · 1974
Can't Get Enough was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 13 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.
WIPX 1310-1U GT 1Side A runout
WIPX 1311-1U RO 1Side B runout
WIPX 1310-1U GO 2Side A runout variant 1,stamped
WIPX 1311-1U L 1Side B runout variant 1,stamped
WIPX 1310 - 1U O 1Side A runout stamped
WIPX 1311 - 1U L 1Side B runout stamped
WIPX 1310Side A label, inverted
WIPX 1311Side B label, inverted
WIPX 1310-1U 2A side runout stamped
WIPX 1311-1U 2 2B side runout stamped
WIPX 1310-1U CD 1Side A runout, stamped
WIPX 1311-1U 0 1Side B runout, stamped
ST-SS-28813 SPA
ST-SS-28814 SPB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records K-5532First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Canada | Swan Song SWS 70015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Swan Song SWS 70015First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Island Records 6138 048First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Germany | Island Records 13 379 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Germany | Island Records 13 379 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Italy | Island Records WIP 26191First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Island Records K-5532First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Peru | Island Records ISL 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Portugal | Island Records WIP 6191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | South Africa | Island Records IS.101First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Spain | Island Records 13 379 A / Island Records 13.379 - AFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Island Records WIP.6191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Island Records WIP.6191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Island Records WIP.6191First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Swan Song SS-701007", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of Can't Get Enough are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1974 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records WIP.6191.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WIP.6191, SS-70100, SS-70015, SS 70100) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIPX 1310-1U GT 1 and WIPX 1311-1U RO 1. 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.
