Vinyl pressings
by The Happenings · 1967
I Got Rhythm was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 14 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.
BTP-163 (-2) B2 RA-side runout etching, variant 1
BTP-164 (-2) RB-side runout etching, variant 1
BTP-163-1 A2 RA-side runout etching, variant 2
BTP-164-2 (-2) C1 RB-side runout etching, variant 2
BTP 163Side A Label
BTP 164Side B Label
BTP-163-(-4) △65764Runout side A
BTP-164 (-4) MR △65764-XRunout side B
BTP-163Side A label
BTP-164Side B label
Side A Label)BTP-163
(Side B Label):BTP-164
(Etched Side A):BTP-163 (-4) △65764
(Etched Side B):BTP-164 (-4) △65764-X
BTP-163Label side A
BTP-164Label side B
BTP-163-1 RA-Side Runout Etching
BTP-164-1 RB-Side Runout Etching
BTP 163A-Side Label
BTP 164B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Stateside OSS-264First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Brazil | B.T. Puppy Records CS- A 1.260 / Rozenblit CS- A 1.260First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | B.T. Puppy Records 45-STU 42282First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 60.825 / Barclay 060825First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Germany | London Records DL 20 837First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Germany | London Records DL 20837First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Italy | B.T. Puppy Records BTP NP 64001First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Japan | London Records TOP-1255First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS 2170First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Rhodesia | Stateside JSS 1135First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | South Africa | Stateside JSS 1135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Jubilee SN-20033 / Sonoplay SN-20.033First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Spain | B.T. Puppy Records SN-20033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Sonoplay San-20033First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SS 2013First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 0608257", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| ? | New Zealand | B.T. Puppy Records 7N-255007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Goldies 45 D-25547", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | B.T. Puppy Records 45-5277", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
28 vinyl pressings of I Got Rhythm are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is B.T. Puppy Records 45-527.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-527, BTP-527, SS 2013, BTP 527X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BTP-163 (-2) B2 R and BTP-164 (-2) R. 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.
