Vinyl pressings
by The J. Geils Band · 1973
Give It To Me / Hold Your Loving was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ST-A-26082-3 PP ATRun-out side A, etched
ST-A-26083-4 PP ATRun-out side B, etched
ST-A-26082-PLLabel side A
ST-A-26083-PLLabel side B
ST-A-26082-2 [SRC Logo] ATRunout, side A, variant 1
ST-A-26083-2 [SRC Logo] ATRunout, side B, variant 1
ST-A-26082-1 1- SRC Logo ATRunout, side A, variant 2
ST-A-26083-1 1- SRC Logo ATRunout, side B, variant 2
ST-A-26085-4 PP ATA-side runout, etched
ST-A-26083-4 PP ATB-side runout, etched
ST-A-26085-PLA-side label
ST-A-26083-PLB-side label
ST-A-26082-MOLabel, side A
ST-A-26083-MOLabel, side B
ST-A-26085-MOLabel, side A
ST-A-26083-MOLabel, side B
ST-A-26085 SPA-side label
ST-A-26083 SPB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Argentina | Atlantic 32.053First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Argentina | Music Hall 32.053First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Argentina | Music Hall 32.053First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Brazil | ATCO Records 10.055First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2953First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2953First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2953First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 10 295First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 295First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 295First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Atlantic P-1218AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL.122First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 10295First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 10295First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2953First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
25 vinyl pressings of Give It To Me / Hold Your Loving are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2953, released March 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2953, K 10295, P-1218A, 32.053) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-26082-3 PP AT and ST-A-26083-4 PP AT. 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.
