US
1977- Label and catalog number
- Buddah Records BDS 5689
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
BDS-5689-A-2 FW [drawing of an apple] ⋀ T1Side A runout
BDS-5689-B-1 FW [drawing of an apple] ⋀ T1Side B runout
BDS 5689 ASide A label
BDS 5689 BSide B label

Vinyl pressings
by Gladys Knight And The Pips · 1977
Still Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
BDS-5689-A-2 FW [drawing of an apple] ⋀ T1Side A runout
BDS-5689-B-1 FW [drawing of an apple] ⋀ T1Side B runout
BDS 5689 ASide A label
BDS 5689 BSide B label
I S BDS-5689-A·1A FW Ѽ A 2Runout A side
I S BDS 5689B·1A A 3Runout B side
BDS 5689 ALabel A side
BDS 5689 BLabel B side
P BDS-5689-A x FW [drawing of an apple]Side A runout, etched [P stamped]
P BDS-5689 B -FW [drawing of an apple] CSide B runout, etched [P, C stamped]
BDS 5689 ASide A label
BDS 5689 BSide B label
BDLH 5014 A-1◇MB 1A ANSide A runout
BDLH 5014 B-1◇MB 1 AZSide B runout
BDLH 5014-AA-side label
BDLH 5014-BB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Buddah Records 2318 124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Buddah Records BDX. 1050 / Buddah Records BDX-1050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5689 / Buddah Records BDS 5689-VFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Buddah Records 940 548First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Buddah Records BDA 60003 / Buddah Records BDA. 60003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Germany | Buddah Records 6.23131LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Germany | Buddah Records 67.013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Ireland | Pye Records BDLH 5014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Buddah Records RJ-7270First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Mexico | Buddah Records EDI 60369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Buddah Records BDS 5689First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Buddah Records TXS 3081 / Buddah Records BDS 5689LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Spain | Buddah Records TXS 3081LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1977 | Spain | Buddah Records 23 18 124First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | UK | Buddah Records BDLH 5014 / Pye Records BDLH 5014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Summit SG 034LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Buddah Records BDS 5689LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
24 vinyl pressings of Still Together are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 5689.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 5689, BDLH 5014, 2318 124, BDX. 1050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDS-5689-A-2 FW [drawing of an apple] ⋀ T1 and BDS-5689-B-1 FW [drawing of an apple] ⋀ T1. 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.