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Vinyl pressings

Can You Jerk Like Me

by The Contours · 1964

14 pressings3 countriesSoulFunk / Soul

Can You Jerk Like Me 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Can You Jerk Like Me

11 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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.

US

November 16, 1964
Label and catalog number
Gordy G-7037
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

AY-LX-10520A-Side

V-090101B-Side

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US

November 16, 1964
Label and catalog number
Gordy GO-7037
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

DM AY-LX-105203A-Side Label

DM V-090101B-Side Label

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US

November 16, 1964
Label and catalog number
Gordy GORDY 7037
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM · Rockaway
Runout / matrix

DM AY-LX-105203 RK5M-6511-2 RA-Side Runout

DM V-090101 R4KM-9395-1 C RB-Side Runout

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US

November 16, 1964
Label and catalog number
Gordy GORDY 7037
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

DM-AY-LX105203 Nashville Matrix 10Side A runout etched

R4KM-9395-1 E(stamped) V-090101 Nashville Matrix 10Side B runout etched

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US

November 16, 1964
Label and catalog number
Gordy Gordy 7037
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM · Nashville Pressing
Runout / matrix

PM-AY-LX-105203 (Nashville stamp) 10A-side run-out

V-090101 (Nashville stamp) 10B-side run-out

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 14 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964UKStateside SS 381First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1964USGordy G-7037First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1964USGordy GORDY 7037First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1964USGordy G-7037First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1964USGordy GO-7037First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1964USGordy GORDY 7037First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1964USGordy GORDY 7037First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1964USGordy Gordy 7037First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1964USGordy G-7037First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1964USGordy G-7037First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1964USGordy G-7037First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1965UKStateside SS 3817", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1992USCollectables COL-6967", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyCBS 16607", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. ACan You Jerk Like Me2:26
  2. BThat Day When She Needed Me2:30

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Can You Jerk Like Me are there?

14 vinyl pressings of Can You Jerk Like Me are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1964 and 1992.

When was Can You Jerk Like Me first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK. One of them is Gordy G-7037, released November 16, 1964.

How do I tell if my copy of Can You Jerk Like Me is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-7037, GO-7037, GORDY 7037, Gordy 7037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AY-LX-10520 and V-090101. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Can You Jerk Like Me on vinyl worth?

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.

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