Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1972
Get On The Good Foot was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 13 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.
POL 30431-1C △88861 2 LHVariant 1 Side A hand etching
POL 30431-1C △88861-X 2 LHVariant 1 Side B hand etching
POL 30431-1C △89020 3 LHVariant 2 - Side A Runout - Etched
POL 30432-1C △89020-X LHVariant 2 - Side B Runout - Etched
POL 30431-1A IAM STERLING 2A-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
POL 30432-1A#2 IAM STERLING 2B-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
POL 30431-2A STERLING 3A-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
POL 30432-2A IAM STERLING 3B-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
POL-30431-1B-1-1 STERLING LH 2 PRA Runout etched / sterling stamped
POL-30432-1B-1-1 STERLING 3 PRB Runout etched / sterling stamped
POL 30431A Label
POL-30432B Label
POL 30431-1A IAM STERLING 2A-Side Runout Etching
POL 30432-1A IAM STERLING 2B-Side Runout Etching
POL 30431A-Side Label
POL 30432B-Side Label
04 2066231 A//2∇420 11 12Runout A
04 2066231 B//1∇420 11 12Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Belgium | Polydor 2066 231First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Belgium | Polydor 2066 231First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Polydor 2066 231First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | France | Polydor 2066 231First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2066 231First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Italy | Polydor 2066 231First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Polydor PD 14139First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Japan | Polydor DP 1885First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Polydor 2066 231First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Panama | Polydor ON-1358First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Spain | Polydor 20 66 231First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Turkey | Polydor 2066231First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Polydor 2066-231First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Polydor 2066-231First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Polydor 2066-231First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Collectables COL 44237", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Iran | Royal RT 7177", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
23 vinyl pressings of Get On The Good Foot are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1972 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Polydor PD 14139.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD 14139, PD-14139, 2066-231, 2066 231) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POL 30431-1C △88861 2 LH and POL 30431-1C △88861-X 2 LH. 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.
