Vinyl pressings
by The Jackson 5 · 1973
Get It Together 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.
21 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
M783VI-C5RS-7881-1 13B TVC ASide 1 Runout, etched
M783VI-C5RS-7882-2 S-13B TVC ASide 2 Runout, etched
C5RS-7881-1Side 1 Label
C5RS-7882-2Side 2 Label
M783VI-C5RS-7881-1 S-03ARunout Side A - Variant 1
M783VI-C5RS-7882-2 S 03ARunout Side B - Variant 1
M783VI-C5RS-7881-1 S-03B HRunout Side A - Variant 2
M783VI-C5RS-7882-2 S 03A HRunout Side B - Variant 2
M783VI-C5RS-7881-1 S-01ASide 1 Matrix / Runout
M783VI-C5RS-7881-2 S-01ASide 2 Matrix / Runout
M783VI-C5RS-7881-1 13BRunout Side A - Variant 1
M783VI-C5RS-7882-2 S 13BRunout Side B - Variant 1
C5RS-7881-1Label Side A
C5RS-7882-2Label Side B
M783V1-C5RS-7881-1 S-03B ̶H̶Runout side A
M783V1-C5RS-7881-2 S-03B ̶H̶Runout side B
C5RS-7881-1Label side A
C5RS-7882-2Label side B
C5RS-7881-1Side A label
C5RS-7882-2Side B 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 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMA 7005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | Motown M-783 / Tapecar M-783First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Motown M 783V1 / Motown M-783V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Tamla Motown M 783V1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Tamla Motown M 783 V1 / Tamla Motown M 783V1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 062-94 764 / Tamla Motown M 738V1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Motown 1C 062-94 764LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Israel | Tamla Motown M783V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Tamla Motown TSM-ST/S 60052 / Motown M 783V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Motown SWX-6058First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Motown SWX-6058 / Tamla Motown SWX-6058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 056-94764First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Motown STML 6117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Motown M 783V1 / Tamla Motown TMC 5255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Taiwan | 先鋒 PRC-5380LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | Motown M 336LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Motown 5336MLLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Europe | Motown 0602527235677LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | France | Motown 782960 / Lmlr 782 960LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Motown 620918 / UMe 620918LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | El Salvador | Motown M 783VILP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Motown M 783V1LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
33 vinyl pressings of Get It Together are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Motown M 783V1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 783V1, M 783V1-DJ, STML 11243, STMA 7005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M783VI-C5RS-7881-1 13B TVC A and M783VI-C5RS-7882-2 S-13B TVC A. 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.
