US
December 1, 1971- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 4-45521
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Stereo · Pitman Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ZSS155421-1HA-side runout
ZSS156037-1AC pB-side runout
ZSS 155421A-side label
ZSS 156037B-side label
Vinyl pressings
by Addrisi Brothers · 1971
We've Got To Get It On Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ZSS155421-1HA-side runout
ZSS156037-1AC pB-side runout
ZSS 155421A-side label
ZSS 156037B-side label
ZSS155421-1L TIIIRunout, Side A, stamped, etched
ZS S 156037-1K TRunout, Side B, stamped, etched
ZSS 155421Label, Side A
ZSS 156037Label, Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Germany | CBS CBS S 7855First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia 4-45521First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia 4-45521First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1972 | Australia | CBS BA-2218827", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia 4-455217", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | CBS 78557", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | CBS CBS S 78557", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS 78557", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | New Zealand | CBS BA 4613827", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Portugal | CBS CBS 78557", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Spain | CBS CBS 78557", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | CBS CBS 78557", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | CBS CBS 78557", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Columbia 4-455217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Columbia 4-455217", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia 4-455217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of We've Got To Get It On Again are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Germany. One of them is Columbia 4-45521, released December 1, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45521, CBS S 7855) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS155421-1H and ZSS156037-1AC p. 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.