Vinyl pressings
by Little River Band · 1983
We Two was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 12 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.
86683-A 27-4-83 Ⅰ ▵ MMRunout side A, stamped / [etched]
86683-B 27-4-83 Ⅰ ▵ MMRunout side B, stamped / [etched]
3C 006-86683 ALabel side A
3C 006-86683 BLabel side B
S45-B-5231-X98598-Z6 • -------◄Side A - Etched
S45-B-5231-X98599-Z3 • -------◄Side B - Etched
MASTERDISKBoth Sides - Stamped
SX98598A Side Label
SX98598Label Side A
SX98599Label Side B
SX98598A Side Label
SX98599B Side Label
S45-B-5231-X98598-Z2 #2 MASTERDISK 0
S45-B-5231-X98599-Z2 #2 MASTERDISK 0
SPRO-9936-S̶4̶5̶ ̶B̶-̶5̶2̶3̶1̶ X98598 A - Z2 #1 MASTERDISK 0Runout side A
S45-B-5231 - X98598 - Z1 #2 MASTERDISK 0Runout side B
SX98598 ALabel side A
SX98598Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-986First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-986First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Barbados | Capitol Records B-5231First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 006 86683First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records B 5231First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5231First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 006 18673477", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 006-86683First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-17371First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 006-1867347First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Capitol Records F 5231First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Philippines | Capitol Records CAP-45-648First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | South Africa | Capitol Records JCL 752First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records B-5231First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records P-B-5231First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of We Two are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Italy, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records 3C 006-86683.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3C 006-86683, B-5231, P-B-5231, SPRO-9936) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 86683-A 27-4-83 Ⅰ ▵ MM and 86683-B 27-4-83 Ⅰ ▵ MM. 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.
