Vinyl pressings
by Donny Osmond · 1971
Go Away Little Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 12 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.
K14285 71L2420-3 Re1 ∆85967A side runout
K14285 71L2422-3 Re1 ∆85968B side runout
K14285 71L2420-2 Re1 ∆85967Side A runout etched variant #2
K14285 71L2422-2 Re1 ∆85968Side B runout etched variant #2
K14285 71L2420-2 Δ85626Side A
K14285 71L242272 Δ85627Side B
K14285 71L2420 Re.1A Side Runout, Variant 1
K14285 71L2422 Re.1B Side Runout, Variant 1
K14285 71L2420-1-1A Side Runout, Variant 2
K14285 71L2422 R̶e̶v̶.̶ Re.1-1-11B Side Runout, Variant 2
K14285 71L2420-1 Re 1Runout, Side A, Etched
K14285 71L2422 R̶e̶v Re 1Runout, Side B, Etched
71-L-2420Label Side A
71-L-2422Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | MGM Records 2006 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Brazil | MGM Records 2162 008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2065 081First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Germany | MGM Records 2006 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Japan | Denon International CD - 1008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | MGM Records 2006 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Philippines | MGM Records K-14285First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Singapore | MGM Records 2006 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Spain | MGM Records 20 06 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | MGM Records 2006-071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | MGM Records 2006 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records K 14285First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records K 14285First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records K14285First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records K 14285First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | MGM Records K 142857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | MGM Records 20060717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | MGM Records K 142857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
30 vinyl pressings of Go Away Little Girl are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, South Africa, Japan and more. One of them is MGM Records K-14285, released July 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K-14285, K 14285, K14285, 2006-071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K14285 71L2420-3 Re1 ∆85967 and K14285 71L2422-3 Re1 ∆85968. 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.
