Vinyl pressings
by Kim Weston · 1967
I Got What You Need was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
K13720 102164 SA side runout
K13720 102238 SB side runout
102,164A side label
102,238B side label
[s-shaped block stamp] 102164-1 11A-Side Runout Etching
[s-shaped block stamp] K13720 102238 11B-Side Runout Etching
102,164A-Side Label
102,238B-Side Label
K13720 102164 Nashville MatrixA side runout
K13720 102238 Nashville MatrixB side runout
102,164A side label
102,238B side label
K13720 102164 MR (Delta)65986-XA side etched runout
K13720 102238 MR (Delta)65988B side etched runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | MGM Records MGM 13720XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | MGM Records MGM.73183First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | MGM Records MGM 1338First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records K13720First year7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records K-13720First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records K-13720 / MGM Records K 13720First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records K13720First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records K13720First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records K 13720First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records K 13720First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | MGM Records MGM 1338First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of I Got What You Need are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is MGM Records K-13720, released March 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K-13720, K13720, K 13720, MGM 1338) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K13720 102164 S and K13720 102238 S. 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.
