Vinyl pressings
by Bee Gees · 1968
I've Gotta Get A Message To You was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
45 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 23 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.
56273 A//1 1 2A-side runout, variant 1
56273 B//1 ▽ 420B-side runout, variant 1
56273 A//1 1 1 35A-side runout, variant 2
56273 B//1▽420 1 3 8A-side runout, variant 2
56273 A//1 2A-side stamped, variant 1
56273 B//1 ▽ 420 11 3B-side stamped, variant 1
56273 A//1 2A-side stamped, variant 2
56273 B//1 ▽ 420 2 13B-side stamped, variant 2
56273 A//1 1 2A-side stamped
56273 B//1 ▼ 420B-side stamped
56273 AA-side label
56273 BB-side label
68C-14848-1 1 LW AT WRunout A etched, variant 1
68C-14788-1 2 LW AT WRunout B etched, variant 1
68C-14848-1 2 LW AT WRunout A etched, variant 2
68C-14788-1 1 LW AT WRunout B etched, variant 2
w SRC 68C-14848-2 LW ATA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
w SRC 68C-14788-2 LW ATB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
w SRC 68C-14848-2 LW ATA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
w SRC 68C-14788- 1 LW ATB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Polydor 25224First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Austria | Polydor 59 216First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Austria | Polydor 59 273First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Austria | Polydor 59 216First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Belgium | Polydor 59 216First year7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1968 | Brazil | Polydor FC 126.004First year7", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1968 | Brazil | Polydor 126,004First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Cambodia | Lac Sea 69024First year7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO 6603X / ATCO Records 6603XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Polydor 421 401First year7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 216First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 216First year7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | International Polydor Production 266First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Polydor N H 59 216First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | Polydor 59 216 / Polydor N H 59 216First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO 66037", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Kenya | Polydor 56273 / Abigail Music 562737", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Lebanon | Polydor 562737", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Lebanon | Polydor 56273 / Abigail 562737", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 59 2167", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Singapore | Polydor 59 216 / Polydor 592167", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
52 vinyl pressings of I've Gotta Get A Message To You are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1968 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Polydor 56273, released July 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 56273, 45-6603, 6603P, 59 216) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 56273 A//1 1 2 and 56273 B//1 ▽ 420. 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.
