Vinyl pressings
by Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames · 1966
Get Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
7XCA 30554-1 GA KT 2Side A runout, variant 1
7XCA 30555-1 GM KT 2Side B runout, variant 1
7XCA 30554-1 GG KT 2Side A runout, variant 2
7XCA 30555-1 H KT 2Side B runout, variant 2
7XCA 30554 1A-Side Run-out, Stamped
7XCA 30555 1B-Side Run-out, Stamped
KTA&B-Sides, Stamped [Tax Code]
7XCA 30554-1A-Side runout
7XCA 30555-1B-Side runout
IM-6248Side A Label
IM-6249Side B Label
IM-6248 MR ∆62422A-side etched/stamped runout
IM-6249 MR ∆62422-XB-side etched/stamped runout
IM-6248Label Side A
IM-6249Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Columbia DO 4708First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records 72392First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7946First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7946First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | France | Columbia SCRF 959First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Columbia C 23 254 / Columbia 45-DW 6464First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 7946First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 7946First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ 10463First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Norway | Columbia DB 7946First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Rhodesia | Columbia 45-DSA 673First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | South Africa | Columbia DSA 673First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Sweden | Columbia DB 7946First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | Columbia DB 7946First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Switzerland | Columbia 923 254 / Grammoclub Ex Libris 923 2547", 45 RPM, Single, Club Edition · Club edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Club Edition · Club edition |
27 vinyl pressings of Get Away are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7946, released June 17, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7946, IM 66189, 66189, DO 4708) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 30554-1 GA KT 2 and 7XCA 30555-1 GM KT 2. 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.
