Vinyl pressings
by Al Jarreau · 1975
We Got By was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
MS-1-2224 WW4 #2 · ─◁Runout A variant 2
MS-2-2224 WW5 · ─◁Runout B variant 2
MS-1-2224-WW2 · ─◁Runout A variant 3
MS-2-2224 WW2 · ─◁Runout B variant 3
SIDE 1 MS2224 (31890-1) #3 0Runout Side A, Variant 1
MS-2-2224 JW4 #1 0Runout Side B, Variant 1
MS-1-2224- JW2 0Runout Side A, Variant 2
MS-2-2224-JW4 0Runout Side B, Variant 2
MS-1-2224 LW-2 2 * <| 23174(1)Side A etched
MS-2-2224-LW4 2 * <| 23174 (1)Side B etched
31,890Label Side A
31,891Label Side B
MS2224 31890 1C SX A 2 TML-S SRunout side A
MS2224 31891 1C B 1 P \ TML-M S XSRunout side B
31,890Label Side A
31,891Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Reprise Records MS2224First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Reprise Records 54 045 / Reprise Records MS 2224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Reprise Records 54 045 / Reprise Records MS 2224First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Reprise Records 54045 YFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 045 / Reprise Records MS 2224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 045 / Reprise Records MS 2224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Reprise Records W 54045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54045LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Philippines | Reprise Records MS 2224First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Reprise Records K 54 045 / Reprise Records REP 54 045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Reprise Records K 54045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 045 / Reprise Records MS 2224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 045 / Reprise Records MS 2224LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54 045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Reprise Records LB 54045 / Reprise Records 54045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Brazil | Reprise Records 24.036 / Reprise Records MS 2224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Brazil | Reprise Records 604.7094LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Europe | Reprise Records K 54 045 / Reprise Records REP 54 045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records K 54 045 / Reprise Records REP 54 045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 54 045 / Reprise Records REP 54045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 54 045 / Reprise Records REP 54045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 045 / Reprise Records MS 2224LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 045 / Reprise Records MS 2224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 045 / Reprise Records MS 2224LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 045 / Reprise Records MS 2224LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 54 045 / Reprise Records REP 54 045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of We Got By are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1975 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2224.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2224, K 54 045, K 54045, MS2224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-1-2224 WW4 #2 · ─◁ and MS-2-2224 WW5 · ─◁. 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.
