Vinyl pressings
by Mental As Anything · 1979
Get Wet was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 2 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.
10 SMX 55397 P2A SM2A+RR=HITRunout side A, etched, variant 1
SMX 55397 P2A DITTORunout side B, etched, variant 1
10 SMX 55397 P2A SM2A+RR=HITRunout side A, etched, variant 2
13 SMX 55398 P2A DITTORunout side B, etched, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | New Zealand | Interfusion L 37125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Regular Records L37125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Regular Records L37125LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Benelux | Virgin 201 435-320LP | LP |
| 1980 | Benelux | Virgin 201.435 / Virgin 201 435LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Virgin 2473 802LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Virgin 201 435-320LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Regular Records I 201435 / Virgin I-201435LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Virgin V 2148 / Virgin V2148LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Australia | Regular Records RRLP 1200LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Australia | Regular Records L 38439LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Australia | Regular Records 5736497LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Virgin V 2148LP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Get Wet are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Regular Records L37125, released October 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L37125, L 37125) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10 SMX 55397 P2A SM2A+RR=HIT and SMX 55397 P2A DITTO. 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.
