Vinyl pressings
by Barry Manilow · 1976
Looks Like We Made It was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 9 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.
2404-S-2-1-1 PRCRunout Side A, Etched, variant 1
2405-S-2-1-1 PRCRunout Side B, Etched, variant 1
2404-S-1-1 1-1 STERLING PRCRunout Side A, Etched, variant 2
2405-S-2-1-1 PRC STERLINGRunout Side B, Etched, variant 2
SP 2404-S STERLINGRunout side A
SP 2405-S1 STERLINGRunout side B
2404-SLabel side A
2405-SLabel side B
p 2404-SXX STERLINGStereo runout
p 2404 STERLINGMono runout
2404-SStereo label
2404Mono label
ARISTA 120 A//2 TO 11 2A side runout
ARISTA 120 B//1 TO 1 1B side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Barbados | Arista ARISTA 120First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | Arista 1 C 006-99 119 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-99 119First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | Arista IER-20286First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Arista NG 868First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Arista ATA 244First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Panama | Arista Records AD-0244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Arista ARISTA 120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Arista ARISTA 120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Arista AS 0244First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Arista AS 0244First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Arista AS 0244First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Venezuela | Arista 4AR-616First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Australia | Arista AR-114527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Brazil | Arista AR-310377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Arista AS 02447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Looks Like We Made It are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Barbados, Germany and more. One of them is Arista AS 0244.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS 0244, ARISTA 120, 1 C 006-99 119, IER-20286) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2404-S-2-1-1 PRC and 2405-S-2-1-1 PRC. 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.
