Vinyl pressings
by Esther Phillips · 1976
For All We Know was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
RVG 98788 A-1 VAN GELDERRunout side A, variant 1
RVG 98788 B-1 VAN GELDERRunout side B, variant 1
RVG 98788 A-2 VAN GELDERRunout side A, variant 2
RVG 98788 B-1 VAN GELDERRunout side B, variant 2
KU 28S1-RVG98788-A-06A (MR) △20423 #13Side A
KU 28S1-RVG98788-B-06A (MR) △20423-X #13Side B
RVG 98788 ASide A label
RVG 98788 BSide B label
KU 28S1-RVG 98788 A-06A 20423(2)Runout Side A etched
KU 28S1-RVG 98788 B-06A 20423-X(1)Runout Side B etched
RVG-98788-ASide A
RVG-98788-ASide B
KU-28-A PFRunout side A
KU-28-B PFRunout side B
KU 28 - ALabel side A
KU 28 - BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | Kudu KU-28 / Parnaso Records PNE 10091First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Argentina | Kudu KU-28 / Parnaso Records PNE 10091First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Australia | CTI Records 6489 017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Kudu KU-28First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Kudu KU-28First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Colombia | Kudu KU 73-004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Kudu KU 28First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Kudu GP 3049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Kudu GP 3049First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Kudu KU-28 / Kudu KUDU 28First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Kudu KU 28First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Kudu HKUS 771-02 / Kudu HKUS 771-02First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Kudu KU-28First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-28-S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-28-S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Kudu LAX-3261LP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of For All We Know are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1976 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Germany, Argentina and more. One of them is Kudu KU-28, released January 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KU-28, KU-28-S1, KU 28, 6489 017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG 98788 A-1 VAN GELDER and RVG 98788 B-1 VAN GELDER. 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.
