Vinyl pressings
by Gilla · 1979
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 11 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.
100488 A-3/79S Made in GermanyRunout A
100488 B-1/79S Made in GermanyRunout B
S 100 488 ALabel A
S 100 488 BLabel B
600042 A-2/79SRunout Side A
600042 B-1/79SRunout Side B
S 600 042 ALabel Side A
S 600 042 BLabel Side B
AHAD 544 A-1◊MBRunout side A
AHAD 544 B-1◊MBRunout side B
†AHAD 544-A†Label side A
†AHAD 544-B†Label side B
AHA 544 A-1 ◇ MB 1 ARunout side A
AHA 544 B-1 ◇ MB 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | RCA Victor 41A-3157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor 103423First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Hansa HAD 12-541First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Ecuador | RCA ECK-200840First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Italy | Durium DE 3101 / Durium Marche Estere DE. 3101First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Hansa International 100 488 / Hansa International 100.488First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | Gallo PD 1740First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Spain | Ariola 100.488·A / Ariola 100 488 - AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Ariola Hansa AHAP 544First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Ariola Hansa AHAD 544First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Hansa International 100 488-100, AHA544First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Ariola Hansa AHA 544First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Ariola Hansa AHAJ544First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Germany | Hansa International 100 488 / Hansa International 100 488-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Hansa International 100 488First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | Hansa HSA-0087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of We Gotta Get Out Of This Place are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Germany, UK, Netherlands, Japan and more. One of them is Hansa International 100 488, released March 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 100 488, 600 042, AHAD 544, AHA 544) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 100488 A-3/79S Made in Germany and 100488 B-1/79S Made in Germany. 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.
