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Get Rhythm

by Ry Cooder · 1987

18 pressings11 countriesBlues RockCountry RockRock

Get Rhythm was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Get Rhythm

9 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 7 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.

US

1987
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 9 25639-1Warner Bros. Records 1-25639
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

1-25639 RE1-A-SH2 -B-28924Re1 DMM-SH2 Precision △18027 1-1A-side runout, etched [variant 1]

1-25639RE1-B-SH1 DMM Precison 1-1 △18027-X B-28925Re1-SH1-DMMB-side runout, etched [variant 1]

1-25639 RE1-A-SH2 -B-28924Re1 DMM-SH2 Precision △18027 AL-SP 1-2 SPO-1A-Side runout, etched [variant 2]

1-25639RE1-B-SH1 DMM Precison 2-1 SPO4 △18027-X AL-SP B-28925Re1-SH1-DMMB-Side runout, etched [variant 2]

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US

1987
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 9 25639-1Warner Bros. Records 1-25639
Format
LP, Album · Specialty Pressing
Runout / matrix

1-25639 RE1-A-SH2-B-28924Re1 DMM-SH2 Precision △18027 AL-SP SPO-1Side A runout - variant 1

1-25639 RE1-B-SH1 DMM Precision SPO-1 △18027-X AL-SP B-28925-Re1-SH1-DMMSide B runout - variant 1

1-25639 RE1-A-SH2-B-28924Re1 DMM-SH2 Precision △18027 AL-SP 1-2 SPO-1Side A runout - variant 2

1-25639 RE1-B-SH1 DMM Precision 2-1 SPO-1 △18027-X AL-SP B-28925-Re1-SH1-DMMSide B runout - variant 2

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Australia

November 30, 1987
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 25639-1
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

MX300051 25639-1-1 AUST 1-25639 RE1-A-SH2 -B-28924 Re1 DMM-SH2 Precision △ 18027 2-3Side A runout

MX300052 25639-1-2 AUST 1-25639 RE1-B-SH1-DMM B-28925 Re1-SH1-DMM Precision △ 18027-X 2-4Side B runout

MX300051Side A label

MX300052Side B label

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Canada

1987
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 92 56391
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

9-25639/REI-A-SH2-B-282924R DMM-SH2 PRECISION 18027 \-3Side A Variant 1

B-28925R/REI-B-SH1-DMM-PRECISION 18027 -XSide B Variant 1

CR 9-25639/REI-A-SH2-B-282924R DMM-SH2 PRECISION △18027 \-3Side A Variant 2

CR 2-2 △18027-X B-282925-Re1-SH1-DMM 9-256391Re1-B-SH1 DMM PRECISIONSide B Variant 2

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Europe

1987
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 925 639-1Warner Bros. Records WX 121
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

R / S Alsdorf 925639-1-A 1-25639 REI-A SH2 Precision △ 18027 51Side A runout variant 1

R / S Alsdorf 925639-1-B2 1-25639 REI-B SH1 Precision △ 18027 51Side B runout variant 1

R / S Alsdorf 925639-1-A GERMANY 1-25639 RE1-A-SH2 -B-28924-RE1 DMM-SH2 15 Precision △ 18027 2-1Side A runout variant 2

R / S Alsdorf 925639-1-B „I” GER # B-28925-RE1-SH1-DMM 1-25639 RE1-B-SH1 16 DMM Precision △ 18027-X 2-3Side B runout variant 2

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 18 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1987CanadaWarner Bros. Records 92 56391First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987CanadaWarner Bros. Records W1 25639LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
1987EuropeWarner Bros. Records 925 639-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX 121First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1987GreeceWarner Bros. Records 925 639-1First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1987GreeceWarner Bros. Records 925 639-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1987SpainWarner Bros. Records 925 639-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987USWarner Bros. Records 9 25639-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25639First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987USWarner Bros. Records 9 25639-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25639First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987AustraliaWarner Bros. Records 25639-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987JapanWarner Bros. Records P-13580First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987JapanWarner Bros. Records P-13580First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1988BrazilWarner Bros. Records 670.4146LP, AlbumLP, Album
1988PortugalWarner Bros. Records 1592401LP, AlbumLP, Album
1988YugoslaviaJugoton LSWB 73243 / Warner Bros. Records LSWB 73243LP, AlbumLP, Album
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UK & EuropeWarner Bros. Records 925 639-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX 121LP, AlbumLP, Album
?UK & EuropeWarner Bros. Records 925 639-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX 121LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USWarner Bros. Records 9 25639-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25639LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?USWarner Bros. Records 9 25639-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25639LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress

Tracklist

  1. A1Get Rhythm3:16
  2. A2Low--Commotion3:09
  3. A3Going Back To Okinawa4:41
  4. A413 Question Method3:37
  5. A5Women Will Rule The World5:50
  6. B1All Shook Up3:31
  7. B2I Can Tell By The Way You Smell4:31
  8. B3Across The Borderline6:16
  9. B4Let's Have A Ball5:52

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Get Rhythm are there?

18 vinyl pressings of Get Rhythm are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.

When was Get Rhythm first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Australia, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 9 25639-1.

How do I tell if my copy of Get Rhythm is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25639-1, 25639-1, P-13580, 92 56391) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25639 RE1-A-SH2 -B-28924Re1 DMM-SH2 Precision △18027 1-1 and 1-25639RE1-B-SH1 DMM Precison 1-1 △18027-X B-28925Re1-SH1-DMM. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Get Rhythm on vinyl worth?

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.

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