Vinyl pressings
by The J. Geils Band · 1984
You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 16 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.
2402401-A1+CSide A runout stamped
2402401-B1+CSide B runout stamped
1C 064-24 0240 1 ASide A label
1C 064-24 0240 1 BSide B label
EJ 240240 1T A-1-1-1-2Side A, runout, stamped
EJ 240240 1T B-1-1-1-X1Side B, runout, stamped
PenthouseSide A, runout, stamped
SJ-1-17137-Z5 MCRJoe 0Side A Etched
SJ-2-17137-Z2 MCRJoe oSide B Etched
SJ-1-17137-Z2 MCRJoe 0Side A Variant 1
SJ-2-17137-Z5 MCRJoe 0Side B Variant 1
SJ·1·17137·Z4 —◁ MCR JoeA side etch - variant 1
SJ·2·17137·Z4 —◁ MCR JoeB side etch - variant 1
SJ·1·17137·Z4 #2 —◁ MCR JoeA side etch - variant 2
SJ·2·17137·Z4 #2 —◁ MCR JoeB side etch - variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Argentina | EMI America 8265BFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Australia | EMI America ST 240240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | EMI America 31C 064 240240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | EMI America SJ-17137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | EMI America 1C 064 24 0240 1 / EMI America 064 24 0240 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | EMI America 1C 064-24 0240 1 / EMI America SJ-17137LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | France | EMI America 2402401First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | EMI America 062-240240 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | EMI America 64 240 2401First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | EMI America EYS-81678First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Portugal | EMI America 2402401First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | EMI America ST-17137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | South Africa | EMI America ST(L) 7171371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | South Korea | EMI America SJ17137 / Oasis Record Co. OLE-567First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | EMI America 066-2402401First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is EMI America 1C 064 24 0240 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 064 24 0240 1, EJ 24 0240 1, 2402401, SJ-17137) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2402401-A1+C and 2402401-B1+C. 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.
