Vinyl pressings
by Bee Gees · 1975
Jive Talkin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
40 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 25 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.
ST-SO-30633-6-RE MR △97175Side A, etched, MR stamped
ST-SO30634-3 MR △97175-XSide B, etched, MR stamped
ST-SO-30633-MOSide A, label
ST-SO-30634-MOSide B, label
ST-SO-30633-5Side A runout, variant 1
ST-SO-30634-2Side B runout, variant 1
ST-SO-30633-5 PPSide A runout, variant 2
ST-SO-30634-2 PPSide B runout, variant 2
ST-SO-30633-4 SRC (logo)Side A runout [etched]
ST-SO-30634-1 I-ISide B runout [etched]
ST-SO-30633 SPSide A, Label
ST-SO-30634 SPSide B, Label
ST-SO 30633-5 PPRunout Side A, Etched
ST-SO 30634-2 PPRunout Side B, Etched
ST-SO-30633-PLLabel Side A
ST-SO-30634-PLLabel Side B
ST-SO-30633-4 SRCRunout stereo side
SO-30633-4 SRCRunout mono side
ST-SO-30633 SPLabel stereo side
SO-30633 SPLabel mono side
ST-SO-30633-PLSide A, Label
SO-30633-PLSide B, Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | RSO 2090 160First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Australia | Interfusion K-5980First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Belgium | RSO 2090 160First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Brazil | RSO 2090 160First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO SO 510First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO SO 510First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO SO 510First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO SO 510First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO SO 510First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Ecuador | RSO 45-71001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Ecuador | RSO 45-71001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | France | RSO 2090 160First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | RSO 2090 160First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Greece | RSO 2090 1607", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Guatemala | RSO 2090 160First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Europe | Polydor 889 388-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | RSO 2090510.17", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | RSO SO 4267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | RSO SO-4267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
49 vinyl pressings of Jive Talkin' are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1975 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Germany, Hong Kong and more. One of them is RSO SO-510, released May 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SO-510, 2090 160, PS.405, K-5980) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-SO-30633-6-RE MR △97175 and ST-SO30634-3 MR △97175-X. 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.
