Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard · 1973
Power To All Our Friends was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
53 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 26 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.
EMI 2012 E-1 HO KT 2Stamped runout, side A variant 1
EMI 2012 B-1 HD KT 1Stamped runout, side B variant 1
EMI 2012 E-1 GR KT 1Stamped runout, side A variant 2
EMI 2012 B-1 RL KT 2Stamped runout, side B variant 2
EMI 2012 E-1 G KT 1Stamped runout, side A
EMI 2012 B-1 G KT 1Stamped runout, side B
MB 27351-MMono label
MB 27351-SStereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Angola | EMI 8E 006 05290 MFFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | Australia | EMI EMI-10173First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Belgium | EMI 4C 006 05290 / EMI 4C006-05290First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Belgium | EMI 4C006-05290 / EMI 4 C006-05290First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Belgium | EMI 4C 006-05290 / EMI 4C006-05290First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Belgium | EMI 4C 006-05290 / EMI 4C006-05290First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Capitol Records 72698First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Chile | Odeon MSOD-8912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Denmark | EMI EMI 2012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Finland | EMI EMI 2012First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Finland | EMI EMI 2012First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo, Misprint | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo, Misprint |
| 1973 | France | EMI 2C 006-05290First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | EMI 2C 006-05324 / EMI 2C 006-05.324First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-05 290 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-05 290First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-05 290 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-05 290First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | EMI 05290 / Pathé Marconi EMI 052907", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
54 vinyl pressings of Power To All Our Friends are listed here, from 26 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Netherlands, Angola and more. One of them is EMI EMI 2012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMI 2012, SAA-707, 5C 006-05290, 8E 006 05290 MF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMI 2012 E-1 HO KT 2 and EMI 2012 B-1 HD KT 1. 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.
