Vinyl pressings
by Roger Voudouris · 1979
Get Used To It / The Next Time Around 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.
15 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
0 WBS-8762-S WCA-8326 JW1A-Side Runout Etching
0 WBS-8762-S WCA-8474-S-JW3#1B-Side Runout Etching
WCA8326SLabel Side A
WCA8474SLabel Side B
I-I WBS-8762 WCA-8326-S SR-1 SPA-Side Runout Etching
I-I WBS-8762 WCA-8474-S SR-1 SPB-Side Runout Etching
WCA8326SLabel Side A
WCA8474SLabel Side B
WBS-8762- WCA-8326-S-WW2 -->[Variant 1] A-Side Runout Etching
WBS-8762-S WCA-8474 WW1 -->[Variant 1] B-Side Runout Etching
WBS-8762-WCA-8326-S-WW2 #2 ─◁[Variant 2] Side A - etched
WBS-8762-S WCA-8474 WW1 • ─◁[Variant 2] Side B - etched
WBS-8762-S WCA-8326 LW1 ✲A-Side Runout Etching
WBS-8762-S WCA-8474 LW1 ✲B-Side Runout Etching
WCA8326SLabel Side A
WCA8474SLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Benelux | Warner Bros. Records WB-17.348First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.127First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8762First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 348First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records F-WBR 0008762.0First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17348First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS- 8762First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-417WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Get Used To It / The Next Time Around are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 8762.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 8762, WBS- 8762, K 17348, P-417W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 WBS-8762-S WCA-8326 JW1 and 0 WBS-8762-S WCA-8474-S-JW3#1. 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.
