Vinyl pressings
by Jane · 1973
Here We Are was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
st-1032-A 0664.308 s1 PFSide A, runout, variant 1
st-1032-B 0664.308 s2 PFSide B, runout, variant 1
ST-1032-A 0664.308 S1 PF 1 DSide A, runout, variant 2
ST-1032-B 0664.308 S2 PF 1 DSide B, runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Brain UPS-590-EBFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Brain UPS-590-EBFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Germany | Brain brain 1032 / Metronome brain 1032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Brain 1032 / Brain brain 1032LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 1032 / Brain 0001 032LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain brain 1032 / Brain 1032LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 1032 / Brain 0001.032LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Brain UXP-725-EBLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Brain BRM 10.32 / Brain 1032LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Brain 0001 032 / Brain 1032LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain brain 1032LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1032 / Brain 0001 032LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Here We Are are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1973 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany, Japan. One of them is Brain brain 1032, released May 7, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use brain 1032, UPS-590-EB) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, st-1032-A 0664.308 s1 PF and st-1032-B 0664.308 s2 PF. 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.
