Vinyl pressings
by Brenda Russell · 1988
Get Here 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.
14 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 13 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.
SP-05178-AMatrix Side A
SP-05178-BMatrix Side B
SPO 5178 A ES5 TML-M EMWRunout A etched / TML-M stamped
SPO 5178 B ES1 EMW TML-XRunout B etched / TML-X stamped
AMA 5178 A // 1 ∇ 420 T JASide A runout
AMA 5178 B // 1 ∇ 420 T JASide B runout
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 | Argentina | A&M Records 29132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | A&M Records 395 178-1 / A&M Records 395178-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | A&M Records SP 5178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | A&M Records 395 178-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | A&M Records 395178-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | A&M Records 395178-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Mexico | A&M Records LPR-73054 / A&M Records 395 178-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Philippines | A&M Records AML-88-1082First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLH 65178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | A&M Records AMA 5178 / Breakout AMA 5178First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | A&M Records SP-5178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | A&M Records SP-5178LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Venezuela | A&M Records 500.039-LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | A&M Records C28Y3224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | A&M Records C28Y3224First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Get Here are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Japan, Australasia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-5178.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-5178, AMA 5178, C28Y3224, L-38908) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-05178-A and SP-05178-B. 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.
