Vinyl pressings
by Canarios · 1968
Get On Your Knees / Trying So Hard was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SN - 20.078 - A - 1.S.Side A, on runout, hand-etched, variant 1
SN - 20.078 - B - 1.S.Side B, on runout, hand-etched, variant 1
SN - 20.078 - A ·Side A, on runout, hand-etched, variant 2
noneSide B, on runout, variant 2
C-156-A-1-A1Runout A Etched
C-156-B-1-B1Runout B Etched
C-156 ALabel A
C-156 BLabel B
C-156A-1-AIASide A runout (variant 1)
C-156B-1-AIASide B runout (variant 1)
C-156A-1-AIF RSide A runout (variant 2)
C-156B-1-AIG RSide B runout (variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Calla Records C-156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Calla Records C 156First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1968 | Germany | Riviera 14 208 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Tiffany Records TIF 548First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Sonoplay SN-20078 / Barclay SN - 20078First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Calla Records C-156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Calla Records C-156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Calla Records C-156First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | US | Calla Records C-156First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Calla Records C-156First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | US | Calla Records C-156First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Calla Records C-156First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Riviera 504First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Get On Your Knees / Trying So Hard are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Spain, US, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Sonoplay SN-20078.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SN-20078, C-156, C 156, 14 208 AT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SN - 20.078 - A - 1.S. and SN - 20.078 - B - 1.S.. 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.
