Vinyl pressings
by Funkadelic · 1978
One Nation Under A Groove was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 8 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.
WBS-8618 WMI-1018VI-S-A1 AZ R-3734Etched in runout A
WBS-8618 WMI-1018-S-A1 AZ R-3735Etched in runout B
(WMI1018V1)SLabel A
(WMI 1018)SLabel B
PRC WBS-8618 WMI-1018-S PRC-I-I-I-I AZ CBRunout, Side A, Etched
PRC 8616 WMI-1018V-SA PRC-I-I-I AZRunout, Side B, Etched
(WMI 1013)SLabel Side A
(WMI 1018)SLabel Side B
WBS-8618-WMI-1018V1 S SPI WBS-8618 WMI 1018V1-S SP-1 AZ 74212[reversed]A Side Runout, Etched
̶W̶B̶S̶-̶1̶0̶1̶8̶ WMI-8616-S SP-1 AZ 74210[reversed]B Side Runout, Etched
(WMI1018V1)SA Side Label
(WMI 1018)SB Side Label
WBSD- 8803-wm1-1018-VIII-S-SRI (logo) SRC AZb I-ISide 1 Runout, Variant 1
WBSD- 8803-wm1-1018-VIV-S-SRI SP AZ I-ISide 2 Runout, Variant 1
WBSD- 8803-WMI-1018-VIII-S-SRI [SRC logo] SRC AZ CB 1-3Side 1 runout, Variant 2
WBSD- 8803-WMI-1018-VIV-S-SRI SP AZ I-2Side 2 runout, Variant 2
WBS 8618 WMI-1018 VI-S WW-1 #2 AZ ─◁Runout side A
WBS-8618 WMI-1018-S WW-1 AZ ─◁Runout side B
(WMI1018V1)SLabel side A
(WMI 1018)SLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8618First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-10556First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 246First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8618First year7" | 7" |
| 1978 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8618First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17246 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 8618First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17246First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17246 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 8618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17246 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 8618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17246 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 8618First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17246 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 8618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records SAM 89First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Not On Label WL 00112", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1993 | UK | Charly Groove CGS 10012", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1996 | UK | Charly Records 12 NATION 112", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1996 | UK | Charly Records 12NATION 112" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UK | Black Beats SCTI 103012" | 12" |
| 2007 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBSD 880312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Charly Records CHARLY S 19912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 86187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 86187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 86187", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
40 vinyl pressings of One Nation Under A Groove are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Germany, Barbados and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 8618, released November 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 8618, WBSD 8803, GWB 0375, PRO-A-766) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS-8618 WMI-1018VI-S-A1 AZ R-3734 and WBS-8618 WMI-1018-S-A1 AZ R-3735. 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.
