Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1976
Get Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
WEA 16858-A PF Manufactured in GermanyRunout side A
WEA 16858-B PF Manufactured in GermanyRunout side B
16 858-ALabel side A
16 858-BLabel side B
RIVA-6-A4 ARUNRunout groove A-side, variant 1
RIVA-6-B2Runout groove B-side, variant 1
RIVA-6-A1 ARUNRunout groove A-side, variant 2
RIVA-6-B2Runout groove B-side, variant 2
RIVA-6-A8Runout Groove A-Side
RIVA-6-B8Runout Groove B-Side
WEA 16858 A PFRunout Side A
WEA 16858 B PFRunout Side B
16 858-ALabel side A
16 858-BLabel side B
31114 ALabel side A
32114 bLabel side B
MX183409 WB6698-1Runout Groove A-Side
MX183410 WB6698-2Runout Groove B-Side
MX183409
MX183410
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 863 / Warner Bros. Records 16.863First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 863 / Warner Bros. Records 16.863First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1976 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 16863First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-90WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-90WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16.858 / Warner Bros. Records WB 16858First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WB 6698First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Warner Bros. Records K-16858First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 45-1427 / Hispavox 45-1427 (SN)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Riva RIVA 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Riva RIVA 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 858First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 858First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32114First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB 6698First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Get Back are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Germany, UK, Austria, Greece and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 16 858, released November 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 16 858, RIVA 6, 32114, WB 6698) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WEA 16858-A PF Manufactured in Germany and WEA 16858-B PF Manufactured in Germany. 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.
