US
July 1975- Label and catalog number
- ABC Records ABCD-895
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ABCD-895-A-1 RFS| DNP|WSS A11 T\Side A Runout Hand Etched
ABCD-895-B-2 RFS| DNP|WSS A1 T\Side B Runout Hand Etched
Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Bland · 1975
Get On Down With Bobby Bland 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.
7 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ABCD-895-A-1 RFS| DNP|WSS A11 T\Side A Runout Hand Etched
ABCD-895-B-2 RFS| DNP|WSS A1 T\Side B Runout Hand Etched
ABCD-895-A X RFS| DNP|WSSSide A Runout variant 1
ABCD-895-B X RFS| DNP|WSSSide B Runout variant 1
ABCD-895-A RFS/DNP/WSS A3Side A runout variant 2
ABCD-895-B X RFS/DNP/WSS A3Side B runout variant 2
ABCD-895-A G MSide A runout
ABCD-895-B G MSide B runout
ABCD-895-ASide A label
ABCD-895-BSide 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 | Canada | ABC Records ABCD-895First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | ABC Records 1 C062-96-752First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Korea | Yegrin WH-00122LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABCD-895First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABCD-895First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABCD-895First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | ABC Records ABCD-895First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Records YX-8003-ABLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Records YX-8003-ABLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Probe IPS-80340LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Get On Down With Bobby Bland are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is ABC Records ABCD-895, released July 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-895, ABCL 5139, 1 C062-96-752) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCD-895-A-1 RFS| DNP|WSS A11 T\ and ABCD-895-B-2 RFS| DNP|WSS A1 T\. 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.