Vinyl pressings
by Ike & Tina Turner · 1970
Come Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 9 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.
LST-7637-1 Re2 B.K.[Variant 1] A Side etched
LST-7637-2 Re1 B.K.[Variant 1] B Side etched
+ B.K. LST-7637-1 Re1 1[Variant 2] A Side etched
+ LST-7637-2 B1 B.K.[Variant 2] B Side etched
LST-7637-1 Re1 II B.K.A Side Etched
LST-7637-2 B B.K.B Side Etched
LST-7637-1 Re1 (2) B.K.A side runout, variant 1
LST-7637-2 Re1 B.K.B side runout, variant 1
LST-7637-1 Re1 111 T B.K.A side runout, variant 2
114 LST-7637-2 Re1 B.K.B side runout, variant 2
LST-7637-1 Re 2 44Runout Side A
LST-7637-2 Re 2 44 BERT.Runout Side B
LST-7636-1 Rc 1 11 44 -B.KSide A runout
LST-7637-2 Re1 B.K 114Side B runout
LST-7637-1A Side etched
LST-7637-2B Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Liberty FLP-35084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Liberty LST-7637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Liberty 2 C062 - 91462First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Liberty LBS 83 350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Liberty LBS 83 350 IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | Liberty HLIS 441-21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-965First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | LibertyLP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1970 | US | Liberty LST-7637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Liberty LST-7637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Liberty LST-7637-RE1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Liberty LST-7637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Liberty LST-7637 / Liberty LST-7637-RE1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Liberty LST-7637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Liberty LST-7637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | United Artists Records UAS 29515 / United Artists Records UAS 29.515LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 30 164 HTLP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Liberty LST-7637 / United Artists Records LST-7637LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Come Together are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Japan, Brazil and more. One of them is Liberty LST-7637, released April 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LST-7637, LST-7637-RE1, LBS 83350, LP-8983) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LST-7637-1 Re2 B.K. and LST-7637-2 Re1 B.K.. 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.
