Vinyl pressings
by Mandrill · 1977
We Are One was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 8 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.
e 5 XS AB-4144 SA 1C FWѼ B 11Runout Side A Variant 1
15 . AB4144SB - 1A FWѼ SX EWRunout Side B Variant 1
e 5 AB-4144-SA-1A FWѼ D 5Runout Side A Variant 2
15 AB4144SB - 1C FWѼ A4Runout Side B Variant 2
AB 4144 SA FWO 33Runout Etchings A-side
AB 4144 SB FWO 77Runout Etchings B-side
AB 4144 SALabel A-side
AB 4144 SBLabel B-side
AB - 4144 SA 1C FWOSide A Variant
AB 4144 SB 1-A FWO 1Side A Variant
AB 4144-SA-1A FW(Apple Symbol) SX T (Backward S)1 33Run-out A-side [etched]
AB 4144 SB-1B FW(Apple Symbol) T (Backward S)1Run-out B-side [etched]
AB 4144 SALabel A-side
AB 4144 SBLabel B-side
AB 4144-SA-1A FWѼ A2 1ƧRunout side A, etched
AB 4144 SB-1A FWѼ A3 1ƧRunout side B, etched
AB 4144 SALabel side A
AB 4144 SBLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Arista AL 4144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Arista ARL-33044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Arista AB 4144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Colombia | Arista 11551 / EMI 11551First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Arista IES-80990First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Arista IES-80990First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Arista SPART 1035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Arista AB 4144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Arista AB 4144First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Arista AB 4144 / Arista AB4144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Arista AB 4144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Arista AB 4144 / Arista AB4144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Arista AB 4144LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1977 | US | Arista AB4144LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | Arista AB 4144 / Arista AB-4144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | Arista AB 4144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of We Are One are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1977 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Arista AB 4144.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB 4144, SPART 1035, AL 4144, ARL-33044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, e 5 XS AB-4144 SA 1C FWѼ B 11 and 15 . AB4144SB - 1A FWѼ SX EW. 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.
