Vinyl pressings
by Buddy Miles · 1970
We Got To Live Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
SR 61313-A-M2 11-1 PRRunout Side A, variant 1
SR 61313-B-M2-1-1 PRRunout Side B, variant 1
SR 61313-A-M2 11-1 PRRunout Side A, variant 2
SR 61313-B-M1-1-11 PRRunout Side B, variant 2
SR 61313-A-M-2 I T Λ 2Side A runout
SR 61313-B-M1 I T Λ 4Side B runout
SR 61313 ASide A label matrix
SR 61313 BSide B label matrix
SR 61313-A- M1 (stamped) 1-1 PR (etched)Runout Side A
SR 61313-B- M1 (stamped)-1-111 PR (etched)Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Mercury 6338 020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Mercury SR 61313First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | Colombia | Mercury 6338028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Mercury 6463 008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Mercury 6338 028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Mercury 6338028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-1012LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1970 | UK | Mercury 6338 028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR-61313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR-61313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR-61313First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR-61313First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | Mercury 6338 028LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Mercury SFX-7309LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Mexico | Mercury 6338 028LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Mercury 19005 / Mercury 6338 028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Mercury 13.012LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of We Got To Live Together are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1970 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury SR-61313.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR-61313, 6338 028, 6338 020, SR 61313) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR 61313-A-M2 11-1 PR and SR 61313-B-M2-1-1 PR. 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.
