Vinyl pressings
by Starbuck · 1976
I Got To Know 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 8 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.
PVT 1247-S (2) (MR) △100401 STERLINGA-side runout
PVT 1248-S (1) (MR) △100401-X STERLINGB-side runout
PVT-1247A-side label
PVT-1248B-side label
PVT 1247-1 1-1 PRC STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
PVT-1248-1 1-1 STERLING PRCB-Side Runout Etching
PVT 1247A-Side Label
PVT 1248B-Side Label
PVT 1247-1A side runout
PVT 1248-2B side runout
PVT 1247-1 TIIIA side runout etched
T PVT 1248-2 TIB side runout etched
PVT 1247 SPSide A, Etched
PVT 1248 SPSide B, Etched
sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢBoth Sides, Stamped
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 | Canada | Private Stock PSR 45104XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Private Stock 1 C 006-98 325 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-98 325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Guatemala | Private Stock 4244 / Dideca 4244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Private Stock 5C 006-98 325 / Private Stock 5C 006-98325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Private Stock PVT 29First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Private Stock PS 45,104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Private Stock PS 45,104First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Private Stock PS 45,104First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Private Stock PSR 45,104First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Private Stock PS 45,104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Private Stock PS 45,104First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Private Stock PS 45,104First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1976 | Australia | Private Stock PVT-11245First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Australia | Private Stock PVT-11245First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Private Stock EMR-20133First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of I Got To Know are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Private Stock PS 45,104.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PS 45,104, PSR 45,104, PVT-11245, PSR 45104X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PVT 1247-S (2) (MR) △100401 STERLING and PVT 1248-S (1) (MR) △100401-X STERLING. 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.
