UK
July 14, 2003- Label and catalog number
- Credence 12cred 037
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
5527016 2A1 12CRED 037 Guy's THE EXCHANGESide A runout stamped / etched
5527016 2B1 12 CRED 037Side B runout stamped
LC0299
Vinyl pressings
by M Factor · 2003
Come Together was first pressed on vinyl in 2003. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 2003, the album's first year, in 3 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.
5527016 2A1 12CRED 037 Guy's THE EXCHANGESide A runout stamped / etched
5527016 2B1 12 CRED 037Side B runout stamped
LC0299
5527016 2A1 12CRED 037 Guy's THE EXCHANGESide A runout stamped / etched
5527016 2B1 12 CRED 037Side B runout stamped
12CREDDJX 037 A-1-1 PS GUY + MANDY THE EXCHANGEA side runout
12CREDDJX 037 B-1-1B side runout
12credjx 037 - aA side label
12credjx 037 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Belgium | Sugar Sugar Recordings SSR 702First year12" | 12" |
| 2003 | Canada | Popular Records POP 4252First year12" | 12" |
| 2003 | UK | Credence 12creddj037First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | Credence 12credjx 037 / Credence 12creddj 037First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | Credence 12credjy 03712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2003 | UK | Credence 12credx037First year12", Mispress, Misprint | 12", Mispress, Misprint |
| 2003 | UK | Credence 12credjx 03712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2003 | UK | Credence 12cred 037First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2003 | UK | Credence 12cred 037 / Credence 12 CREED 037First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2004 | Switzerland | Egoiste EGO 30LTD12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2005 | Switzerland | Egoiste EGO 3012", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2005 | Switzerland | Egoiste EGO 3012" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Credence 12CRED DX 03712", White Label | 12", White Label |
13 vinyl pressings of Come Together are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2003 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 2003, in UK, Belgium, Canada. One of them is Credence 12cred 037, released July 14, 2003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12cred 037, 12creddj037, 12credjx 037, 12credx037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5527016 2A1 12CRED 037 Guy's THE EXCHANGE and 5527016 2B1 12 CRED 037. 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.