Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1974
One Chain Don't Make No Prison was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 13 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.
01713-S 3 > TIA-Side Runout Etching
01714-S 3 > TIIIIB-Side Runout Etching
45-01713-SA-Side Label
45-01714-SB-Side Label
01713-S ➅ >
01714-S ➅ >B Side
01713-S ② > ssRunout side A, etched
01714-S ② > ssRunout side B, etched
45-01713-SLabel side A
45-01714-SLabel side B
45-01713-SA side runout
45-01713-MB side runout
01713-S ② >A side label
01713-M ⑦ >B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Angola | Probe 8E 006 95 400 DFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Australia | Probe PRO-10487First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Brazil | Probe S7PO-13.080First year7", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records D-4386First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Probe 2C 008-95.400First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | Probe 1 C 006-95 400 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-95 400First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe IPR-10550First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe IPR-10550First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Probe PROBE 83First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Portugal | Probe 8E 006 95 400 DFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Probe PRO 621First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill D-4386 / ABC Records D-4386First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill D-4386 / ABC Records D-4386First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill D-4386 / ABC Records D-4386First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill D-4386 / ABC Records D-4386First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of One Chain Don't Make No Prison are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Dunhill D-4386.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D-4386, PRO 621, 5C 006-95400, PRO 10487) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01713-S 3 > TI and 01714-S 3 > TIIII. 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.
