Vinyl pressings
by Little Milton · 1965
We're Gonna Make It was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 7 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.
13718 TM 1266 ΩRunout side A, variation 1
13722 TM 1265 Ω 12Runout side B, variation 1
13718 TM 1266 ΩRunout side A, variation 2
13722 TM 1265 ΩRunout side B, variation 2
13718Label side A
13722Label side B
11718Label side A
11722Label side B
11718Label side A
11722Label side B
13718 △56162X T.M 1266 Ω MRRunout A
13722 △56163 T.M 1265 Ω MRRunout B
13718Label A
13722Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Chess CH-042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Checker CH-1105First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1965 | Italy | Derby DB 5118First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Globe JET-1546First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Artone AR 45.171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Chess CRS.8013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Chess CRS.8013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Chess CRS 8013First year7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Checker 13718First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Checker 11057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of We're Gonna Make It are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Checker 1105, released March 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1105, 13718, CRS.8013, CRS 8013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 13718 TM 1266 Ω and 13722 TM 1265 Ω 12. 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.
