Vinyl pressings
by Sam Cooke · 1964
Good Times was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 9 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.
P3KM-7420 - - 3S A4 3KSide A Runout, Stamped, Variant 1
R3KM-1454 - - 3S ISide B Runout, Stamped, Variant 1
P3KM-7420 - - 2SSide A Runout, Variant 2
P3KM-1454 - - 2S ASSide B Runout, Variant 2
P3KM-7420 - - 2S 9 RSide A Runout
P3KM-1454 - - 1S 12 RSide B Runout, Variant 2
P3KM-7420Label Side A
R3KM-1454Label Side B
P3KM--7420--4S HSide A Runout, Stamped
R3KM-1454--4S HSide B Runout, Stamped
P3KM-7420Label Side A
R3KM-1454Label Side B
P3KM-7420Label A
P3KM-1454Label B
(P3KM-7420)Label A
(R3KM-1454)Label B
PK3M--7420--4S HDeadwax A
R3KM-1454-4S HDeadwax 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | RCA 47-8368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-8368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-8368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 1056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Ireland | RCA Victor ERC1405First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 47-8368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor RCA1405First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1405First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1405First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1405First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor 47-8368First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor 47-8368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor 47-8368First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | Israel | RCA Victor 47-8368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor 47-8368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Good Times are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Israel, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-8368, released June 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-8368, RCA1405, RCA 1405, 47g 1056) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P3KM-7420 - - 3S A4 3K and R3KM-1454 - - 3S I. 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.
