Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1970
Get Up I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
I A2 SK 13549-2 SK 13549 2A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
I A2 SK-13550-1B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
I A2 SK 13549-2 SK 13549 2A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
I A2 SK-13550-2B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
SK-13549Runout, Side A, Etched
SK-13550Runout, Side B, Etched
SK-13550Runout, Side A&B, Etched, Scripted
SK-13549Side A Label
SK13549 -OM- KMSide A Runout, etched
SK13550 -OM- KMSide B Runout, etched
SK-13549Side A Label
SK-13550Side B Label
SK 13549-2-A2 A RG RSide A Runout
SK-13550-1-A2 A RG RSide B Runout
SK-13549Side A Label
SK-13550Side B Label
SK-13549-X RGRunout side A
SK-13550-X RGRunout side B
K-13549-K-13550Labels
K-13549-50-DJ-A-X RGSide A Label
K-13549-50-DJ-B-X2 RGSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Belgium | Polydor 2001071 / King Records 2001071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Belgium | Polydor 2001071 / Polydor 2001 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Brazil | Polydor 126.042First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | King Records 4-6318First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Polydor 2001 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Polydor 2001 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Polydor 2001 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2001 071 / Polydor 2001071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2001071 / Polydor 2001 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2001071 / Polydor 2001 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2001 071 / Polydor 2001071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | India | Polydor 2001-071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Polydor 2001071 / Polydor 2001 071First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Polydor 2001 071First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Polydor 2001 071 / Polydor 2001071First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | France | Polydor 881 284-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Collectables COL 44167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Polydor 20010717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Polydor DPQ 69107", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Kenya | Polydor 2001 0717", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Lebanon | Polydor 20010717", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Lebanon | Polydor 20010717", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | Polydor 20010717", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Nigeria | Polydor 2001 0717", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Turkey | King Records 45-63187", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Polydor 2001-0717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Polydor 2001-0717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Polydor 2001-0717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
47 vinyl pressings of Get Up I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1970 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Germany, Austria, & Switzerland, Belgium and more. One of them is King Records 45-6318.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6318, 2001-071, 2001 071, 2001071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I A2 SK 13549-2 SK 13549 2 and I A2 SK-13550-1. 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.
