Vinyl pressings
by Eurythmics · 1989
We Too Are One was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 20 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.
PL 74251-A MASTERDISK DMM 030 DMC-9369A-2 IIRunout, A-side, variant 1
PL 74251-B1 MASTERDISK DMM 030 DMC-9369B-2 IIRunout, B-side, variant 1
PL 74251-A MASTERDISK DMM 030 DMC-9369 A-1 IIIRunout, A-side, variant 2
PL 74251-B1 MASTERDISK DMM 030 DMC-9369 B-2 IIRunout, B-side, variant 2
AL-8606-SA-SP DMM MASTERDISK DMM SP1-3Side A, Etched
AL-8606-SB-SP DMM MASTERDISK DMM SP1-4Side B, Etched
AL-8606-SA-SP DMM MASTERDISK DMM SP1-1Side A runout
AL-8606-SB-SP DMM MASTERDISK DMM SP1-1Side B runout
AL-8606-SASide A label matrix
AL-8606-SBSide B label matrix
PL-74251 A1A-side
PL-74251 BB-side
044 PL 74251-A1 MASTERDISK DMM DMC-9369A-1Side A runout etched
044 PL 74251-B MASTERDISK DMM DMC-9369B-1Side B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | RCA Victor TLP-90206First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia | RCA Victor SFL1 0174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | RCA PL 74251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | RCA RCA 70158First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Hong Kong | RCA Victor PL 74251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Hungary | Gong SLPXL 37455 / RCA SLPXL 37455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | RCA PL 74251First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Mexico | RCA Victor LAE•890 / RCA Victor LAE-890First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Portugal | RCA PL 74251First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | South Africa | RCA RCA (D) 1110 / RCA Victor RCA (D) 1110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Korea | Seoul Records SRPR-198 / RCA PL 74251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | RCA PL 74251 / RCA PL-74251First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | RCA PL 74251First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | RCA PL 74251 / RCA PL74251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Venezuela | RCA Victor 102-02149First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Colombia | RCA P05(0131)02239LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Popron 50 005-1 / RCA PL 74251LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK & Europe | RCA 19075811671LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of We Too Are One are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1989 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, US, UK, Brazil and more. One of them is RCA PL 74251, released September 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL 74251, AL-8606, 150.7013, RCA 74251) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PL 74251-A MASTERDISK DMM 030 DMC-9369A-2 II and PL 74251-B1 MASTERDISK DMM 030 DMC-9369B-2 II. 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.
