Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann · 1965
If You Gotta Go, Go Now was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 16 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.
7XEA 21331 -1 RT KT 2A-side runout, variant 1
7XEA 21332 -1 AO KT 2B-side runout, variant 1
7XEA 21331 -1 A KT 1A-side runout, variant 2
7XEA 21332 -1 P KT 1B-side runout, variant 2
7XEA 21331 -1 R KT 1A-side runout, stamped
7XEA 21332 -1 R KT 1B-side runout, stamped
7XEA 21331Label Side A
7XEA 21332Label Side B
7XEA 21331 7XAA1675Label Side A
7XEA 21332 7XAA1676Label Side B
7XEA 21331 -1 A KTA-side runout, stamped
7XEA 21332 -1 KTB-side runout, stamped
7XEA 21331Label Side A
7XEA 21332Label Side B
7XEA 21331Label Side A
7XEA 21332Label Side B
7XEA 21331Label Side A
7XEA 21332Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | His Master's Voice EA-4715First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Capitol Records 72288First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | His Master's Voice POP 1466First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Denmark | His Master's Voice POP 1466First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Finland | His Master's Voice POP 1466First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Electrola E 23 074 / Electrola 45-EG 9547First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Greece | His Master's Voice 7MG 170First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | India | His Master's Voice 45-POP.1466First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 7 MQ 2006 / La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 45 POP 1466First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | His Master's Voice POP 1466First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | His Master's Voice 45-SAB 2073First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | His Master's Voice POP 1466First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Australia | His Master's Voice EA-4715First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Ireland | His Master's Voice POP (I) 1466First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of If You Gotta Go, Go Now are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and more. One of them is His Master's Voice POP 1466, released September 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POP 1466, EA-4715, POP (I) 1466, HR.10457) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XEA 21331 -1 RT KT 2 and 7XEA 21332 -1 AO KT 2. 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.
