Vinyl pressings
by CD III · 1983
Get Tough was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 3 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.
A-1 ↔ PRLD 672A FwÓ A LUVS EA-Side Runout Etching
A-1 ↔ PRLD 672B FwÓ E LUVS AB-Side Runout Etching
PRL D672 ASPrinted on label, Side A
PRL D672 BSPrinted on label, Side B
A LUVS - EA-Side Runout Etching
E LUVS AB-Side Runout Etching
PRLD 672 A
PRLD - 672 BPrinted on label, Side B
RHR3263-A//53637-1Runout, side A, etched
RHR3263-B//53638-1Runout, side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 3263First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Portugal | Gira PREL-M/668First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL D672First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL D598First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8081First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8081First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL D672First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL D67212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | France | EMI 1549016 / Prelude Records 154901612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | France | Prelude Records 154901612", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
10 vinyl pressings of Get Tough are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Netherlands, Portugal. One of them is Prelude Records PRL D672.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL D672, PRL 8081, PRL D598, RHR 3263) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-1 ↔ PRLD 672A FwÓ A LUVS E and A-1 ↔ PRLD 672B FwÓ E LUVS A. 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.
