Vinyl pressings
by Bobby And Laurie · 1965
I Belong With You was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, the album's first year, in 2 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.
G-5001-A G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷2̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷Side A runout
G-5001-B G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷B̷̶̷ ̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷Side B runout
G 5001-ASide A label
G 5001-BSide B label
G-5001-A G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷2̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷Side A runout
G 5001-B G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷B̷̶̷ ̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷Side B runout
G 5001-ASide A label
G 5001-BSide B label
G-5001-A G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷2̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷Side A runout
G-5001-B G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷B̷̶̷ ̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷Side B runout
G-5001 ASide A label
G-5001 BSide B label
G-5001-A G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷2̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷Side A runout
G-5001-B G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷B̷̶̷ ̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷Side B runout
G 5001-ASide A label
G 5001-BSide B label
G-5001-A G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷2̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷Side A runout
G-5001-B G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷B̷̶̷ ̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷Side B runout
G 5001-ASide A label
G 5001-BSide B label
G-5001-A G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷2̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷Side A runout
G-5001-B G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷B̷̶̷ ̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷Side B runout
G 5001Side A label
G 5001Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Go!! G 5001First year7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Salem XS.101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Australia | Go!! G 5001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Australia | Go!! G 5001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Australia | Go!! G-5001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Australia | Go!! G 5001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Australia | Go!! G 5001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Go!!7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| ? | US | LTD International 45-4017", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | LTD International 45-4017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | LTD International 45-4017", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | LTD International 45-4017", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of I Belong With You are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Go!! G 5001, released March 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G 5001, G-5001, XS.101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G-5001-A G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷2̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷ and G-5001-B G̷̶̷-̷̶̷5̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷B̷̶̷ ̷ G̷̶̷-̷̶̷0̷̶̷0̷̶̷1̷̶̷-̷̶̷A̷̶̷. 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.
