Vinyl pressings
by The Pop · 1979
Go! 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.
12 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 8 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.
1T AB-4243-SA-TH 2 KENDUN-B JGSide 1 (etched except for "KENDUN-B")
1T AB-4243-SB-TH1 KENDUN-B JGSide 2 (etched except for "KENDUN-B")
AB 4243 SASide 1 label
AB 4243 SBSide 2 label
AB-4243-SA KENDUN-B JG HUBSide 1
AB-4243-SB KENDUN-A JG HUBSide 2
P AB-4243-SA X KENDUN-A JGSide A Runout
P AB-4243-SB X KENDUN-A JGSide B Runout
AB 4243 SASide A Label
AB 4243 SBSide B Label
AB-4243-SA X KENDUN-A JG 3 PSide 1 (etched except for "KENDUN-B" and "P")
AB-4243-SB X KENDUN-B JG PSide 2 (etched except for "KENDUN-B" and "P")
AB 4243 SASide 1 label
AB 4243 SBSide 2 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 | Australia | Arista ARL.37193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Arista AB 4243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Arista 201 155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Arista ARS 39035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Arista 25RS-63First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Arista 25RS-63First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Arista 201 155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Arista SPART 1107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4243LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4243First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4243LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Arista 201 155LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Arista I-201.155LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Go! are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Arista AB 4243.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB 4243, SPART 1107, ARL.37193, 201 155) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1T AB-4243-SA-TH 2 KENDUN-B JG and 1T AB-4243-SB-TH1 KENDUN-B JG. 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.
