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Domenic TroianoWe All Need Love

Vinyl pressings

We All Need Love

by Domenic Troiano · 1979

19 pressings7 countriesDiscoFunk / Soul

We All Need Love 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.

How to spot a first pressing of We All Need Love

17 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.

Canada

1979
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records P-75017
Format
12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo
Runout / matrix

[Capitol "target" logo] P-75017-A STERLING 2Runout

Full details of this pressing

UK

1979
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records 12YCL 16090
Format
12", White Label
Runout / matrix

12 YCL 16090 A-2Side A

12 YCL 16090 B-2Side 2

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 19 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s17 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1979BrazilCapitol Records 31C 006 85987First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo
1979CanadaCapitol Records 75017First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
1979CanadaCapitol Records 72804First year7"7"
1979CanadaCapitol Records P-75017First year12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1979GermanyCapitol Records 1C 006-85 925 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-85 925First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1979GermanyEMI Electrola 85 925First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1979ItalyCapitol Records 3C 006 - 85987 / Capitol Records 3C 006 85987First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Stereo
1979UKCapitol Records 12CL 16090First year12"12"
1979UKCapitol Records CL 16090First year7"7"
1979UKCapitol Records 12YCL 16090First year12", White Label12", White Label
1979UKCapitol Records CL 16090First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1979USCapitol Records 8518First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
1979USCapitol Records SPRO-9135First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo
1979USCapitol Records 4709First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1979USCapitol Records P-4709First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
All 17 pressings from the 1970s
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JamaicaDebut7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaDebut7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AWe All Need Love5:50
  2. BAmbush3:45

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of We All Need Love are there?

19 vinyl pressings of We All Need Love are listed here, from 7 countries.

When was We All Need Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Canada, UK, US, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records 75017.

How do I tell if my copy of We All Need Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 75017, 72804, P-75017, 12CL 16090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is We All Need Love on vinyl worth?

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.

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