Vinyl pressings
by Merry Clayton · 1970
Gimme Shelter / Good Girls was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ODE 66005-15 MR Δ80789A-Side Runout Etching
ODE 66006-15 MR Δ80789-XB-Side Runout Etching
66005A-Side Label
66006B-Side Label
66005A-Side Label
66006B-Side Label
ODE 66005-1A-side label
ODE 66006-1B-side label
ODE 66005-16 MR(circled) 7 Δ80789Runout, side A
ODE 66006-16 MR(circled) ̶7̶ Δ80789-XRunout, side B
66005Label, side A
66006Label, side B
AMS 802A1-△HSide A runout stamped
AMS 802B1-△HSide B runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Ode Records 1290First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1970 | Australia | A&M Records AMK-3757First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Ode Records ODE 66003First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Ode Records ODE-66003First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Denmark | A&M Records AMS 802First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | A&M Records 66003First year7", Single, Misprint, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | France | A&M Records 66003First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | A&M Records 14 652 AT / Ode Records 14 652 ATFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Ode Records ODE-66003First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | A&M Records AMK-3757 / A&M Records ODE-66003First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | South Africa | A&M Records ODS 502First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | UK | A&M Records AMS 802First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Ode Records ODE-66003First year7", Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Ode Records ODE-66003First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | Ode Records ODE-66003First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
19 vinyl pressings of Gimme Shelter / Good Girls are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1970 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Ode Records ODE-66003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ODE-66003, AMS 802, AMK-3757, ODE 66003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ODE 66005-15 MR Δ80789 and ODE 66006-15 MR Δ80789-X. 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.
