Vinyl pressings
by Crazy Elephant · 1969
Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 21 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.
Bell SoundA side stamped
9034 Bestway [initials]A side runout etched
9072 Bestway [initials]B side runout etched
9034 Bestway Bell Sound Sol LWA side runout (variant 1)
9034 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ Bell Sound MR Sol M LW △74720Side A runout
9072 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ M MR LW △74997Side B runout
9034Side A label
9072Side B label
9034 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ A BellSound Joe LW ARPSide A runout
9072 ARPSide B runout
9034Side A label
9072Side B label
9034 B̷E̷S̷T̷W̷A̷Y ST 8M LW Bell SoundSide A Runout - Variant 1
9072 B̷E̷S̷T̷W̷A̷YST LW Bell SoundSide B Runout -Variant 1
9034 B̷E̷S̷T̷W̷A̷Y ST Bell Sound Sol LWA side runout - etched - Variant 2
9172 B̷E̷S̷T̷W̷A̷Y ST LWB side runout - etched - Variant 2
9034 Bestway Joe LWSide A Runout Etched
9072 Bestway LWSide B Runout Etched
Bell SoundSide A Runout Stamped
9034Side A Label
D-511-A-1CSide A - Stamped
D-511-B-1CSide B - Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | Parlophone 1117First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Australia | Stateside OSS-8705First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Australia | Stateside OSS-8705First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Brazil | Odeon 7BT-19First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1969 | Canada | Bell Records GL BELL 763 XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 763 XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Chile | Odeon DSS 13034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Bell Records 2 C 006-90096 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Bell Records 2 C 006-90096 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Bell Records 763First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20.097 / Bell Records SIR 20-097First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Japan | Bell Records BELL-88008First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Japan | Bell Records BELL-88008First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1352First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Bell Records BL.210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Sphere Sound Records 77,0057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | Sphere Sound Records 77,0057", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Arista 101 846 / Arista 101 846-1007", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Arista 101 846 / Arista 101 846-1007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Odeon 7-BT-197", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Bell Records TOP 0707", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Turkey | Stateside TSS 40287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Flashback Records FLB 497", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Flashback Records FLB 497", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1969 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Bell Records BELL 763, released February 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BELL 763, 763, MM 609, OSS-8705) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Bell Sound and 9034 Bestway [initials]. 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.
