Vinyl pressings
by Roachford · 1991
Get Ready! was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1991, the album's first year, in 5 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.
3X1 656705 0X4 1A1 TY2Runout stamped side A
3X1 656705 0 ̷0̷4 1B1ARunout stamped side B
31-656705-04-A (01-656705-00)Label side A
31-656705-04-B (01-656705-00)Label side B
31 0̶1̶ 60̶ 56705 20 1A1 B TY2Side A runout
30̶ 1 656705 20 1B1 A TY2Side B runout
31-656705-20-ASide A label
31-656705-20-BSide B label
01 656705 20 1A1 TY2Runout side A
01 656705 20 1B1 TY2Runout side B
01-656705-20-ALabel side A
01-656705-20-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Australia | Columbia 656705 6 / CBS/Sony 656705 6First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1991 | Europe | Columbia 656705 6 / Columbia COL 656705 6First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Europe | Columbia 656705 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Europe | Columbia 656705 7 / Columbia COL 656705 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | France | Columbia 656705 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Spain | CBS/Sony ARIC 0003First year7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | Spain | CBS/SONY COL 656705 6First year12" | 12" |
| 1991 | UK | Columbia 656705 0First year7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1991 | UK | Columbia 656705 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | UK | Columbia 656705 6First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Get Ready! are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in France, UK, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia 656705 7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 656705 7, 656705 0, 656705 6, COL 656705 6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3X1 656705 0X4 1A1 TY2 and 3X1 656705 0 ̷0̷4 1B1A. 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.
