Vinyl pressings
by Dave Edmunds · 1977
Get It was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 9 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.
SSK•59404•A3 MELYS. Λ 7Side A runout, variant 1
SSK 59404 B3 C 1Side B runout, variant 1
SSK•59404•A3 MELYS. 5 ΛSide A runout, variant 2
SSK 59404 B3 2 ΛSide B runout, variant 2
SSK-59404-A3 / MELYSRunout side A
SSK-59404-B3 / MELYSRunout side B
SSK-59404-A3 / MELYSRunout side A
SSK-59404-B3 / MELYSRunout side B
SSK-59404-A3Runout side A, stamped
MELYS W-5Runout side A, etched
SSK-59404-B3Runout side B, stamped
MELYS W-6Runout side B, etched
SSK-59404-A3 / MELYSRunout side A, variant 1
SSK-59404-B3 / MELYSRunout side B, variant 1
SSK-59404-A3 W-4 KD MELYS. DRunout side A, variant 2
SSK-59404-B3 W-1 KD MELYS BRunout side B, variant 2
SSK-59404-A3Runout side A, stamped
MELYS W-5Runout side A, etched
SSK-59404-B3Runout side B, stamped
MELYS W-6Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Swan Song SS 8418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Belgium | Swan Song SS 59 404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Swan Song SS 8418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Swan Song SS 8418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Swan Song SS 8418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Swan Song SS 59 404First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Swan Song SS 59 404First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Swan Song P-10392NFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Swan Song SS 59404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Swan Song SS 8418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Swan Song SSK 59404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Swan Song SS 8418First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Swan Song SS 8418First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Swan Song SS 8418First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Swan Song SS 8418First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Swan Song SS 59 404LP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of Get It are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Swan Song SSK 59404, released April 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SSK 59404, SS 8418, SS 59 404, SS 59404) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SSK•59404•A3 MELYS. Λ 7 and SSK 59404 B3 C 1. 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.
