US
1979- Label and catalog number
- United Artists Records UA-LA969-H
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
O O UALA-969-1 MasterfonicsSide A runout
O O UALA-969-2 MasterfonicsSide B runout

Vinyl pressings
by Crystal Gayle · 1979
We Should Be Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
O O UALA-969-1 MasterfonicsSide A runout
O O UALA-969-2 MasterfonicsSide B runout
UALA-969-1 Masterfonics (K) x ƧSide A runout
UALA-969-2 (2) Masterfonics (K) x ƧSide B runout
UA-LA-969-1x f RSide A runout etched
UA-LA-969-2x f RSide B runout etched
UAG 30256 A-1U BILBO - TA1PE !Runout side A
UAG 30256 B-1U BILBORunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | United Artists Records L 36952First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | United Artists Records UAC-5019 / United Artists Records UAC.5019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | United Artists Records 31C 064 82708First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | United Artists Records UALA-50969LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA969-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Liberty LN 10006 / Liberty LN - 10006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | United Artists Records GP-745First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | United Artists Records GB-745First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | United Artists Records GP-745First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 1A 062-82708First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 062-82708First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | United Artists Records 8E 074 82708First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Singapore | United Artists Records UA-LA969-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records UAG 30256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA969-HFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of We Should Be Together are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA969-H.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA969-H, UAG 30256, L 36952, UAC-5019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, O O UALA-969-1 Masterfonics and O O UALA-969-2 Masterfonics. 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.