Vinyl pressings
by Digital Emotion · 1983
Get Up Action 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 4 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.
3083310̶ A 35C1 K.G.Runout side A
3083310̶ B 35C1 K.G.Runout side B
Break 308331 ALabel side A
Break 308331 BLabel side B
308331# A 35C1 K.G.Runout Groove Side A
308331# B 35C1 K.G.Runout Groove Side B
Break 308331 ALabel Side A
Break 308331 BLabel Side B
70000-25-ARunout side A
70000-25-BRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Ecuador | Mercury 308331First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 817 632-1First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Break Records Break 308331 / Break Records 30 8331First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Break Records 8331First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Break Records 308331First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Carrere CART 319First year12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | UK | Carrere CART 319First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Portugal | Cook 0-33-00412", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Spain | Break Records 04.2015/112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | Fonomusic 03.2015/07", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | JDC Records JDC 010712", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Replay Records 8712712", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1988 | Germany | ZYX Records ZYX 5827 / ZYX Records 582712", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Spain | Grind B-MX-109812", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Japan | Canyon International C12Y037812", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of Get Up Action are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1983 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Netherlands, UK, Ecuador, Germany. One of them is Break Records Break 308331.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Break 308331, 8331, 308331, CART 319) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3083310̶ A 35C1 K.G. and 3083310̶ B 35C1 K.G.. 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.
