Vinyl pressings
by James Brown & The Famous Flames · 1968
I Got The Feelin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
K-45-1̶2̶5̶5̶7̶ 12547-RR1 RRunout side A etched, variant 1
K-45-12548-RR-2 RRunout side B etched, variant 1
K-45-12547-4 BRunout side A etched, variant 2
K-45-12548-2 BRunout side B etched, variant 2
K-12547-8 BLabel side A
K-12548-1 BLabel side B
K-45-12547-3 RRunout side A etched
K-45-12548-2 RRunout side B etched
K-12547Label side A
K-12548Label side B
K-12547-RCA-1 CH B2 B2Runout A, variant 1
K-12548-RCA-1 41 R 1Runout B, variant 1
K-12547-RCA-I cH A1 IA-Side runout etching, variant 2
K-12548-RCA-I A1 R IB-Side runout etching, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Delta D 3240First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Polydor 421 185First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 181First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 181First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Greece | Polydor NHH 254 / International Polydor Production NHH 254First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Polydor 59 181 / Polydor N H 59 191First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Jamaica | King Records 45-6155First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Mexico | Orfeon 45-I-074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Mexico | Orfeon 45-1-074First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Polydor 60 026 / Polydor 60026First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | King Records 45-6155First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | King Records 45-6155First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | King Records 45-6155First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | King Records 45-6155First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | King Records 45-6155First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Nigeria | Polydor 567437", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of I Got The Feelin' are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is King Records 45-6155, released February 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6155, 56743, FK-2293, D 3240) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-45-1̶2̶5̶5̶7̶ 12547-RR1 R and K-45-12548-RR-2 R. 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.
