Vinyl pressings
by Crazy Elephant · 1969
Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' / Hips And Lips 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.
11 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 5 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.
9034 Bestway BellSound Bre LWA-Side Runout Etching
9035 Bestway BellSound LW BreB-Side Runout Etching
9034A-Side Label
9035B-Side Label
9034 Bestway Bell Sound Jre erA side runout
9035 Bestway Bell Sound er JreB side runout
9034-BWLabel A
9035-BWLabel B
9034Label A
9035Label B
9034 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ △74720Etched Side A
9035 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ △74720-1Etched Side B
Bell Sound MR(in circle)Stamped both sides
9034Side A Label
9034 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ X Bell Sound Bre LWSide A runout
9035 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ X Bell Sound Bre LWSide B runout
9034Side A Label
9035Side B Label
9034-BWLabel A
9035-BWLabel B
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 | Austria | Hansa Record 14 292 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 763XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Bell Records GL BELL 763X / Bell Records 763XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Hansa Record 14 292 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Mexico | Capitol Records 6473First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Bell Records B-763First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Bell Records 763First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Bell Records 763First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Bell Records BELL 763First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Bell Records B-763First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Bell Records BELL 763First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Bell Records BELL GT. 20X7", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' / Hips And Lips are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Austria, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Bell Records BELL 763, released January 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BELL 763, B-763, 763, 14 292 AT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9034 Bestway BellSound Bre LW and 9035 Bestway BellSound LW Bre. 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.
