Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Costello & The Attractions · 1980
Get Happy!! was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 16 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.
XXLP 1 A-1 3 tim tom-cbs D CRunout side A, variant 1
XXLP 1 B-1 3 TY-cbs ABRunout side B, variant 1
XXLP 1 A-1 tim tom cbs DRunout side A, variant 2
XXLP 1 B-1 TY cbs ERunout side B, variant 2
XXLP 1 A2 W 18 2 timtom-cbsRunout side A, variant 1
XXLP 1 B2 W 5 2 TY-CBSRunout side B, variant 1
XXLP 1 A2 W6 timtom-cbs 4Runout side A, variant 2
XXLP 1 B2 W3 TY-CBS 2Runout side B, variant 2
XX PROMO 1-ASide A
XX PROMO 1-BSide B
XX PROMO 1-CSide C
XX PROMO 1-DSide D
XXLP 1 ALabel side A
XXLP 1 BLabel side B
AL36347-1ASide A runout, variant 1
BL 36347-1BSide B runout, variant 1
AL 36347-1BSide A runout, variant 4
BL 36347-1ASide B runout, variant 4
P AL 36347 - 1AA A3 PSide A runout, variant 1
BL 36347 - 1G A3 PSide B runout, variant 1
AL 36347-1A PSide A runout, variant 2
BL 36347-1G C PSide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | WEA 38.038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | F-Beat WEA 58 114 / F-Beat XXLP1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | F-Beat FB 58 114 / F-Beat XXLP1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | F-Beat 58114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | F-Beat 58114LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Italy | F-Beat K58114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | F-Beat K 58114First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | F-Beat P-10804XFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | F-Beat P-10804XFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | F-Beat WEA 58114 / F-Beat WEA 58.114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | F-Beat FBR 30001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | F-Beat WEA 58.114 / F-Beat WEA 58114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | F-Beat FB 58114 XXLP 1 / F-Beat 58114 XX LP 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | F-Beat WEA 58.114 / F-Beat WEA 58114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | F-Beat WEA 58114 / F-Beat WEA 58.114LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-334LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-334 / Universal Music Special Markets B0013548-01LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2015 | US | UMe 0602547331106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | UMe 0602547331106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 36347LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
48 vinyl pressings of Get Happy!! are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1980 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is F-Beat XXLP1, released February 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XXLP1, XX Promo 1, JC 36347, FBR 30001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXLP 1 A-1 3 tim tom-cbs D C and XXLP 1 B-1 3 TY-cbs AB. 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.
