US
1976- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 3-10440
- Format
- 7", Single, Styrene · Santa Maria Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ZSS 162330 1A s1Runout side A
ZSS 162331 1A TML-M ssRunout side B
ZSS 162330Label side A
ZSS 162331Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Boz Scaggs · 1976
What Can I Say / We're All Alone 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.
9 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ZSS 162330 1A s1Runout side A
ZSS 162331 1A TML-M ssRunout side B
ZSS 162330Label side A
ZSS 162331Label side B
ZSS 162330 1A s1Runout side A
ZSS 162331 1A TML-M ssRunout side B
ZSS 162330Label side A
ZSS 162331Label side B
p ZSS 162330 1DC [TML-S]Side A Runout, etched [stamped]
ZSS 162331 1D [TML-M] pSide B Runout, etched [stamped]
ZSS 162330Side A Label
ZSS 162331Side B Label
T ZSS 162330 1ERunout side A
T ZSS 162331 1ERunout side B
ZSS 162330Label side A
ZSS 162331Label side B
ZSS-162330-1A-2G oSide A runout
ZSS-162331-1A-2G oSide B runout
ZSS 162330Side A label
ZSS 162331Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia 3-10440First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | CBS CBS 4869First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Columbia 3-10440First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461732First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10440First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10440First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10440First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10440First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10440First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1977 | Italy | CBS CBS 48697", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of What Can I Say / We're All Alone are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada, Italy, Jamaica and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10440.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10440, CBS 4869, BA 461732) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 162330 1A s1 and ZSS 162331 1A TML-M ss. 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.