Vinyl pressings
by Billy Ocean · 1988
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
57 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 22 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.
BOST1-A1 DAMONT MTSide A runout, variant 1
BOST1-B1 DAMONT MTSide B runout, variant 1
* BOST-1 A-1 * J DAMONT MTSide A runout, variant 2
* BOST-1 B-1 * A DAMONT MTSide B runout, variant 2
BOS-1-A3 DAMONT L19962Side A runout
BOS-1-B5 DAMONT L-19963Side B runout
BOS 1A*Side A label
BOS 1B*Side B label
BOS-1-A3 DAMONT ASide A Runout, Etched (Variant 1)
* BOS-1-B1 *Side B Runout, Etched (Variant 1)
BOS-1-A3 4 DAMONTSide A Runout, Etched (Variant 2)
BOS-1-B5 2 DAMONTSide B Runout, Etched (Variant 2)
BOS-1-A3 4 DAMONTSide A runout etched
BOS - 1-B5 2 DAMONTSide B runout etched
BOS 1A*Side A label identifier
BOS 1B*Side B label identifier
BOS-1-A3 1 DAMONT ASide A runout etched
G ✳ BOS-1·B-1-✳ ①Side B runout etched
BOS 1A*Side A label identifier
BOS 1B*Side B label identifier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Jive LS 1999 / Liberation Records LS 1999First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Australia | Jive LMD572First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Australia | Jive LMD 583 / Liberation Records LMD 583First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Barbados | Jive BOS 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Jive JS1-9678First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Jive JD1-9679First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Costa Rica | RCA 7055108First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | France | Jive ZB 41781First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | France | Jive ZT 41782First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Germany | Jive 6.15035 / Jive 6.15035 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | Jive 6.20858First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | Jive 6.20879First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Greece | Jive 4509First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Greece | Jive 450912", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Ireland | Jive BOS 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
58 vinyl pressings of Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car are listed here, from 22 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Belgium, South Africa and more. One of them is Jive BOS T 1, released January 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BOS T 1, BOS 1, BOS R 1, JS1-9678) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BOST1-A1 DAMONT MT and BOST1-B1 DAMONT MT. 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.
