UK
1988- Label and catalog number
- A&M Records am 509
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · red paper label
Vinyl pressings
by Sam Brown · 1988
Can I Get A Witness was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1988, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | A&M Records am 509First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Australia | A&M Records X14689 / A&M Records X 1468912", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | Australia | A&M Records K 8507", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | Europe | A&M Records 390 434-112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Europe | A&M Records 390 434-7 / A&M Records 390434-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | A&M Records 390 434-112", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | Greece | A&M Records 390434-112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Portugal | A&M Records 390 434-7 / A&M Records 390434-77", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | A&M Records AM 5097", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | A&M Records amt 509 / A&M Records AMY 50912", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | A&M Records AM 509 / A&M Records AMS 5097", Single | 7", Single |
| 1989 | UK | A&M Records AMY 50912", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Can I Get A Witness are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK. One of them is A&M Records am 509.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use am 509) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.