Vinyl pressings
by Pat Benatar · 1982
Get Nervous was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 20 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.
CHR-1396-AS 1C MCASh G1Side A etched
CHR-1396-BS-1M A10Side B etched
CHR-1396-AS 1E MCASh A9 G1Side A etched, Var. 1
CHR-1396-BS-1K C G1Side B etched, Var. 1
CHR-1396-AS RE-2-1-1-11 MCASh PRC-CSide A runout, variant 1
CHR-1396-BS RE-1-1-1 MCASh PRC-CSide B runout, variant 1
CHR-1396-AS RE-2-1-1 MCASh PRC-C-Side A runout, variant 2
CHR-1396-BS RE-1-1-1 MCASh PRC-CSide B runout, variant 2
G1 FV C̶H̶R̶41396 AS 1H MCAsh A 18Side A runout, variant 1
G1 FV C̶H̶R̶41396-BS-IN B 19Side B runout, variant 1
G1 FV C̶H̶R̶41396-AS-1L shMCA B 9Side A runout, variant 2
A 18 G1 FV C̶H̶R̶41396-BS-1JSide B runout, variant 2
CHR-1396-AS RE-2-1-1-1 MCA84 PRC-CLabel, A-side
CHR-1396-BS RE-1-1-1-11 PRC-CLabel, B-side
P GI CHR-1396-AS IG MCA ShA Side, hand etched
GI CHR-1396-BS IFB Side, hand etched
GIP CHR-1396-ASIF R̶C̶ A8 P AA Side, hand etched (RC are scratched out)
GI CHR-1396-BS-IJ DB Side, hand etched
CHR-1396-AS MCAsh A22 G1Side A, variant 1
CHR-1396-BS 1E A21 G1Side B, variant 1
CHR-1396-AS /A P MCAsh P K GI.Side A, variant 1
CHR-1396-BS-IJ P C GISide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | Chrysalis TLP-60010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Chrysalis RML 52023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1396LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Europe | Chrysalis 205 071-320 / Chrysalis 205 071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Chrysalis 205 071-320 / Chrysalis 205 071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1396First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1396First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Chrysalis 205 071First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Chrysalis 6399419 / Chrysalis 6399 419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Chrysalis 6399419LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Iceland | Chrysalis CHR 1396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHR 1396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Israel | Chrysalis CHR 1396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1396First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis CHS-41396LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 205 071LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Best Fortune Records JKA-8034LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Turkey | Dallas LP. 9014 / Dallas 9014LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chrysalis CHR 1396LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
50 vinyl pressings of Get Nervous are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1982 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR 1396, released November 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR 1396, FV 41396, PCHR 1396, TLP-60010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHR-1396-AS 1C MCASh G1 and CHR-1396-BS-1M A10. 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.
