US
November 1971- Label and catalog number
- Volt VOA-4071
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Styrene · Monarch Pressing
- Runout / matrix
VM-00793 MHC MR Δ86669Side A runout
VS-00794 MHC MR Δ86670Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by The Dramatics · 1971
Get Up And Get Down was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.
VM-00793 MHC MR Δ86669Side A runout
VS-00794 MHC MR Δ86670Side B runout
VM-00793A Side Label
VS-00793 MR △86669A Side Etching
VS-00794B Side Label
VS-00794 MR △86670B Side Etching
VM-00793 M HCSide A runout
VM-00794 M HCSide B runout
VM-00793-PLSide A (Label)
VM-00794-PLSide B (Label)
VS-00795-PLLabel A
VM-00793-PLLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Volt VOA 4071First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Stax 2025 076First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Germany | Stax 2025 076First year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOA-4071First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOA-4071First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOA-4071First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOA-4071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Stereo · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Stereo · Mono |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOA-4071First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOA-4071First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOA-4071First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOA-4071First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOA-4071First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOA-4071First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
13 vinyl pressings of Get Up And Get Down are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Volt VOA-4071, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VOA-4071, VOA 4071, 2025 076) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VM-00793 MHC MR Δ86669 and VS-00794 MHC MR Δ86670. 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.

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