Vinyl pressings
by The Knack · 1979
Get The Knack was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
44 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 29 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.
SO-1-11948-Z6 MCASh 0Side A runout, variant 1
SO-2-11948-Z8 0Side B runout, variant 1
SO-1-11948 Z2 MCASh 0Side A runout, variant 2
SO-2-11948 Z2 0Side B runout, variant 2
SO-1-11948-Z4 #3 · ─◁ MCA shSide A runout, variant 1
SO-2-11948-Z3 #13 · ─◁Side B runout, variant 1
SO-1-11948-Z3 #9 · ─◁ MCA shSide A runout, variant 2
SO-2-11948-Z3 #7 · ─◁Side B runout, variant 2
SO-1-11948 G-14 -◁ wgr MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A, etched [MASTERED BY CAPITOL, stamped]
SO-2-11948-Z3 #13 -◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B, etched [MASTERED BY CAPITOL, stamped]
SO-1-11948 G-14 #2 -◁ wgr MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A variant 2, etched [MASTERED BY CAPITOL, stamped]
SO-2-11948-Z3 #15 •-◁Side B variant 2, etched
SO-1-11948-Z6 • [2, stamped sideways] MCASh ✲Side A runout, variant 1
SO-2-11948-Z8 · [2, stamped sideways] ✲Side B runout, variant 1
SO-1-11948-Z6 • [3, stamped sideways] MCASh ✲Side A runout, variant 2
SO-2-11948-Z6 • [3, stamped sideways] ✲Side B runout, variant 2
SO-1-11948 F-8 WallyEtched - Side A, Var. 1
SO-2-11948 G10 WlyEtched - Side B, Var. 1
2 (sideways) * MASTERED BY CAPITOLStamped - Side A, Var. 1
1 (sideways) * MASTERED BY CAPITOLStamped - Side B, Var. 1
SO-1-11948 - G-16 · ─◁ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
SO-2-11948-Z3 #15 · ─◁Side B runout
SO 1-11948Side A label
SO 2-11948Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Unknown | Capitol Records 7961First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Argentina | Capitol Records 108064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Capitol Records ST.11948 / Capitol Records ST-11948First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Belgium | Capitol Records 4C 064-85906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 85906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records SO-11948First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records SO-11948 / Capitol Records SO-511948LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records SO-11948First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records SO-11948First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records SO-511948LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records SO-11948First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Chile | Capitol Records 25226 / Capitol Records 32C 064-085906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Colombia | Capitol Records 11687First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Capitol Records 2S 068-85.906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Capitol Records 2S 068 85906 / Capitol Records 2S 06885906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Spain | Capitol Records 056 185906 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-473 / Capitol Records B0022642-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | US | Capitol Records B002618901 / UMe B0026189-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Capitol Records B002618901LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 906 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-85 906LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Capitol Records 14C 062-85906LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5358LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 3039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
64 vinyl pressings of Get The Knack are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1979 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records SO-11948, released June 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SO-11948, 7961, E-ST 11948, ESTS11948) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SO-1-11948-Z6 MCASh 0 and SO-2-11948-Z8 0. 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.
