Vinyl pressings
by Johnnie Taylor · 1976
Somebody's Gettin' It was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
T ZSS 161193-2D F/W NYC SJRRunout, Side A, Etched
T ZSS 161194-2D F/W NYC SJRRunout, Side B, Etched
ZSS 161193Label Side A
ZSS 161194Label Side B
ZSS 161193-2B F/W NYC SJR pRunout side A, etched, except [p] stamped
ZSS 161194-2B p F/W NYC SJRRunout side B, etched, except [p] stamped
ZSS 161193Label side-A
ZSS 161194Label side-B
ZSS 161193stereo label
ZSP 116192mono label
S CBS 4411 A°Label A
S CBS 4411 B°Label B
CBS S 4411 A1A-side runout
CBS S 4411 B1B-side runout
S CBS 4411 A°A-side label
S CBS 4411 B°B-side label
CBS-S-4411-A1 1 ARunout A
CBS S 4411-B1 1 ARunout B
S CBS 4411 A°Label A
S CBS 4411 B°Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia 3-10334First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS CBS 4411First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Columbia 3-10334First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 26 / CBS/Sony 06SP26First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 26First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 4411First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS CBS 4411First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4411First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4411First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10334First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10334First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10334First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4411First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Somebody's Gettin' It are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10334.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10334, S CBS 4411, CBS 4411, 06SP 26) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS 161193-2D F/W NYC SJR and T ZSS 161194-2D F/W NYC SJR. 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.
