Vinyl pressings
by The Animals · 1965
We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 17 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.
7XCA 27652 -1* OG KT 1Variant 1, Side A Runout, Stamped
7XCA 27653 -1* T KT 1Variant 1, Side B Runout, Stamped
7XCA 27652 -1⋅ PL KT 1Variant 2, Side A Runout, Stamped
7XCA 27653 -1: OL KT 5Variant 2, Side B Runout, Stamped
K13382 65-XY-543 Nashville MatrixRun-out A Etched [Variant 1]
K13382 65-XY-544 Nashville MatrixRun-out B Etched [Variant 1]
K13382 65 XY 543 Nashville Matrix 5 NRun-out A [Variant 2]
K13382 65XY544 Nashville Matrix 5 NRun-out B [Variant 2]
65 XY 543Label A
65 XY 544Label B
K13382 65XY543-1 [Block "S"]A-side runout, variant 1
K13382 65XY544-1 2 [Block "S"]B-side runout, variant 1
K13382 65XY543 [Block "S"]A-side runout, variant 2
K13382 65XY544 [Block "S"]B-side runout, variant 2
K13382 65XY543Runout, Side A, Etched
K13382 65XY544Runout, Side B, Etched
65 XY 543Label Side A
65 XY 544Label Side B
K13382 65 XY 543 Nashville Matrix 5 IISide A runout
K13382 65XY544 Nashville Matrix 5 H IISide B runout
65 XY 543Side A label
65 XY 544Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Columbia DO-4596First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | MGM Records 13382XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1238First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | France | Columbia SCRF 902First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Columbia C 23 061 / Columbia 45-DW 6396First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 290First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | India | Columbia 45-DB.7639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 7639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Odeon OR-1421First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Japan | Odeon OR-1421First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | Japan | Odeon OR-1421First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 7639First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10427First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Columbia 45-DSA 6077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7639, released July 16, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7639, K13382, K 13382, DO-4596) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 27652 -1* OG KT 1 and 7XCA 27653 -1* T KT 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.
