Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1985
Getcha Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 12 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.
ZS4-04913-3AD G1Runout A etched
ZS4-04913-4AC G1 (T) ᴅ G1Runout B etched (ᴅ stamp)
ZS4-04913-3ABRunout Side A, variant 1
ZS4-04913-4ABRunout Side B, variant 1
ZS4-04913-3AC G1Runout Side A, variant 2
ZS4-04913-4AC (T) G1Runout Side B, variant 2
P ZS4-04913-3ABRunout Side A variant 1
P ZS4-04913-4ABRunout Side B variant 1
P ZS4-04913-3AARunout side A variant 2
P ZS4-04913-4ABRunout side B variant 2
P ZS4-04913-3AARunout Side A
P ZS4-04913-4ABRunout Side B
P ZS4-04913-3AAA-Side Runout Etching
P ZS4-04913-3ABB-Side Runout Etching
AA-AF ZS4 04913-3Labels
P (AP) XSS-173432-1BRunout Etching both sides
ZAS 2080 XSS 173432Labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Caribou Records BA 3317 / CBS BA 3317First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia | Caribou Records BA 3317 / CBS BA 3317First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Caribou Records ZS4 04913 / Caribou Records ZS4-04913First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Caribou Records CRBA 6324 / Caribou Records A-6324First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Caribou Records CRB A 6324 / Caribou Records A-6324First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Japan | Caribou Records 07SP 900 / Caribou Records 07SP 900 (CB)First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Caribou Records 07SP 900 / Caribou Records 07SP 900 (CB)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Caribou Records CRBA 12.6324 / CBS CRBA 12.6324First year12" | 12" |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS BA 3317First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Philippines | CBS CS-10080First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | South Africa | Epic EN 5848First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | Caribou Records CRBA 6324 / CBS CRBA 6324First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | Caribou Records CRBA 6324 / CBS CRBA 6324First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | UK | Caribou Records TA 6324First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | UK | Caribou Records A 6324 / CBS A 6324First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Getcha Back are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Caribou Records ZS4 04913, released May 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS4 04913, ZAS 2080, TA 6324, A 6324) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZS4-04913-3AD G1 and ZS4-04913-4AC G1 (T) ᴅ G1. 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.
