Vinyl pressings
by Al Jarreau · 1981
We're In This Love Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
1WB17849 A 11C1Run Out Groove Side A
WB17849 B 11C1Run Out Groove Side B
WB 17.849-ALabel Side A
WB 17.849-BLabel Side B
WBS-49746 ZCA-9970-S-A1 R-7725 [Allied logo (paritally under label)]a-side runout
WBS-49746 YCA-9285-S-A1 R-7726 [Allied logo (paritally under label)]b-side runout
ZCA 9970Sa-side label
YCA 9285Sb-side label
Side A - K 17849 T - A1 STRAWBERRY
Side B - K 17849 T - B1 STRAWBERRY
K-17849-A Max PRP 166 -STRAWBERRY-Run Out Groove Side A
K-17849-B1 -STRAWBERRY- MAX PRP 167Run Out Groove Side B
K 17849 ALabel Side A
K 17849 BLabel Side B
WBS-49746 ZCA-9970-S-JWL #3 0Runout, side A, variant 1
WBS-49746-YCA-9285-5-JWL 0Runout, side B, variant 1
WBS-49746 ZCA-9970-S-JWL #2 0Runout, side A, variant 2
WBS-49746-YCA-9285-5-JWL 0Runout, side B, variant 2
WBS-49746 ZCA-9970-S-SR1 1-1 SPRunout, side A, etched
WBS-49746-YCA-9285-S-SR1 SP 1-2Runout, side B, etched
ZCA 9970SSide A on label
YCA 9285SSide B on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Benelux | Warner Bros. Records WB 17849First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS49746First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49740First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1981 | Guatemala | Warner Bros. Records WBS-49746First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 17835First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49746First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | WEA Records Ltd. K 17849 (T)First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17849First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49746First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49746First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1981 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49746First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49746First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49746First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1576WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 497467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of We're In This Love Together are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Benelux, US, UK, Japan and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 17849.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 17849, WBS49746, K 17849 (T), K 17849) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1WB17849 A 11C1 and WB17849 B 11C1. 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.
