Vinyl pressings
by Joe Simon · 1975
Get Down, Get Down was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 12 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.
SPR-156-AS-2 -1-111 STERLING RL PRCRunout A
SPR-156-BS-2 -1-11 PRCRunout B
SPR 156-A (1265)Label A
SPR 156-B (1266)Label B
STERLING (Ƨ) SPR-156-AS-1 2-3-75A runout
SPR-156-BS-1 2-3-75B runout
1265A-Side Label
1266B-Side Label
SPR-156-AS-3 (MR) △96735 STERLING RLA side runout
SPR 156 BS-3 (MR) △96735-XB side runout
SPR 156-A (1265)A side label
SPR 156-B (1266)B side label
41712 SPR-156-AS-1 2-3-75 ƧA-Side Runout Etching
SPR-156-AS-1 2-3-75 Ƨ 41734B-Side Runout Etching
(SPR 156-AS) (1265)Labels
2066551 A//1∇420 05 1 1 6Runout side A stamped
2066551 B//1∇420 04 1 1 6Runout side A stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Belgium | Polydor 2066 551First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | Spring Records SPR 156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Polydor 2066 551First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2066 551First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Greece | Polydor 2066582First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | Polydor 2066 551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Polydor SPR 156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Polydor DP 1984First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Mexico | Polydor 555First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Polydor 2066 551First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Polydor 2066 551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Spring Records SPR 156 / Spring Records 2066 551First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Spring Records SPR 156First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Spring Records SPR 156First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Spring Records SPR 156First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Get Down, Get Down are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Spring Records SPR 156.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPR 156, 2066 551, 2066582, DP 1984) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPR-156-AS-2 -1-111 STERLING RL PRC and SPR-156-BS-2 -1-11 PRC. 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.
