Vinyl pressings
by Colin Blunstone · 1971
One Year was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, the album's first year, in 7 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.
EPC 64557 A1 PORKYRunout side A variant 1
EPC 64557 B1 PECKORunout side B variant 1
EPC 64557 A1 1 2 A PORKYRunout side A variant 2
EPC 64557 B1 1 4 A PECKORunout side B variant 2
EPC 64557 A1 PORKYRunoff A
EPC 64557 B1 PECKORunoff B
EPC 64557 A1 PORKYSide A runout - variant 1
EPC 64557 B1 PECKOSide B runout - variant 1
EPC 64557 A1 C PORKY ASide A runout - variant 1
EPC 64557 B1 5 PECKO ASide B runout - variant 2
o P AL 30974-1A P A 3Side A runout, variant 1
o P BL 30974-1A PSide B runout, variant 1
o P AL 30974-1A P 4 CSide A runout, variant 2
P BL 30974-1A P A 2Side B runout, variant 2
o P AL-30974-1B I T BSide A runout
o P BL 30974-1B I T BSide B runout
AL 30974Side A label
BL 30974Side B label
o P AL-30974-1C 2 S A2Side A
o P BL-30974-1C 1 S A1Side B
AL 30974Side A label
BL 30974Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Epic E 30974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Epic ECPL - 19First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Epic ECPL - 19First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Epic BN 30974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Philippines | Epic S EPC 64557First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Epic 64557 / Epic S EPC 64557First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Epic S EPC 64557 / Epic 64557First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Epic S 64557 / Epic 64557First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Epic E 30974First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Epic E 30974First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Epic E 30974First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Europe | Epic EPC 64557LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Spain | Epic EPC 64557LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M237LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5606 / Epic LP 5606LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Epic S 64557LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic E 30974LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of One Year are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 64557.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 64557, S EPC 64557, S 64557, E 30974) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPC 64557 A1 PORKY and EPC 64557 B1 PECKO. 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.
