Vinyl pressings
by Tommy James & The Shondells · 1970
Gotta Get Back To You / Red Rover was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 11 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.
19825-1ERunout side A etched, variant 1
19821-1ERunout side B etched, variant 1
19825-1D Bell Sound I A1Runout side A etched, Bell Sound I A1 stamped, variant 2
19821-1C Bell Sound I A1Runout side B etched, Bell Sound I A1 stamped, variant 2
19825-1B- (Bell Sound) A3 RSide A runout
19821-1A-A1E Bell Sound RSide B runout
19825A Side Label
19821B Side Label
19825A-side label
19821B-side label
19825-1ERunout side A, etched
19821-1ERunout side B, etched
Bell Sound HRunout both sides, stamped
19825Label side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Roulette RT-002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Roulette R 7071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Roulette 45 VR 195061 / Roulette 45. VR. 195061First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Roulette DV 11001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Roulette R 7811First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | Roulette RF-1023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Singapore | Roulette R-7071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Spain | Columbia MO 767First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Sweden | Roulette RO-407First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | US | Roulette R-7071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Roulette R-7071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Roulette R-7071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Roulette R-7071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Roulette R-7071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Tico Records 45-11.073First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Gotta Get Back To You / Red Rover are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Roulette R-7071.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-7071, RT-002, R 7071, 45 VR 195061) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 19825-1E and 19821-1E. 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.
