Vinyl pressings
by Harvey Mandel · 1971
Get Off In Chicago 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.
9 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
A 4RS-2545-1 A Λ1 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K ISide A runout
OV-1415 A4RS-2546-1B̷D 2 Λ1 dh ISide B runout
A4RS-2545Label side A
A4RS-2545Label side B
OVQD/1415-A-②#1 BBSide A runout etched
OVQD/1415-B-②#1 BBSide B runout etched
A4RS-2545Label side A
A4RS-2545Label 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 | Canada | Ovation Records OV/1415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | London Records SHA-U 126First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Germany | London Records SHA-U 126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | London Records SHO 8426First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Ovation Records OV/1415First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Ovation Records OV/14-15First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Ovation Records OV/1415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Ovation Records OV/1415First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Ovation Records OV/1415First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | Germany | London Records SHA-U 126LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | Spain | Ovation Records AC 20023LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Ovation Records OVQD/1415 / Ovation Records OVQD 1415LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | US | Ovation Records OVQD 1415 / Ovation Records OV / 14-15LP, Album, Promo, Quadraphonic · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Quadraphonic · Promo |
| 1974 | France | Ovation Records 2C 066-96.032LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Ovation Records INT 146.202 / Ovation Records INT 146.202 (OV-1415)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Culture Factory USA, Inc. CFU01271 / Ovation Records OV /1415LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Get Off In Chicago are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is Ovation Records OV/1415, released July 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OV/1415, OV/14-15, SHO 8426, SHA-U 126) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A 4RS-2545-1 A Λ1 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K I and OV-1415 A4RS-2546-1B̷D 2 Λ1 dh I. 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.
