UK
1997- Label and catalog number
- Playola play004t
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Vinyl pressings
by JT Playaz · 1997
Let's Get Down was first pressed on vinyl in 1997. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1997, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | UK | Playola play004tFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1997 | UK | Playola play004tFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | France | Full Ace Music FAM 30441-6 / Full Ace Music FAM 30441612", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1998 | Germany | Urban Tracks12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | Italy | X-Energy Records X - 1225112", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1998 | Netherlands | Flammable FLAME 00112" | 12" |
| 1998 | Netherlands | Flammable FLAME 00112", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1998 | UK | MCA Records MCST 4016112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | MCA Records WMCST4016112", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | US | MCA Records MCA8P 417812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | US | MCA Records MCA12 5546412", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Let's Get Down are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1997 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1997, in UK. One of them is Playola play004t.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use play004t) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.