Vinyl pressings
by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. · 1977
The Two Of Us 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.
19 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
1 S AB 1026-A-1E JS-XTAL A2Variant 1 A-side runout
1 S AB 1026-B 1A JS-XTAL A3Variant 1 B-side runout
1 S AB-1026-A ②Variant 2 A-side runout
1 S AB 1026-B 1A JS-XTAL C1Variant 2 B-side runout
AB 1026-A ̶̷̶1̶̷̶A̶̷̶ 1C JS-XTALRunout side A
AB 1026-B- RE-1C JS-XTAL A 2 15Runout side B
AB-1026-ALabel side A, bracketed
AB-1026-BLabel side B, bracketed
T1 AB 1026-A-3 JS-XTALSide A, etched
T2 AB 1026-B-3 > ASide B, etched
(AB-1026-A)Side 1 Label
(AB-1026-B)Side 2 Label
P AB 1026-A X JS•1•XTAL A 2Side A runout
P AB 1026-B JS•XTAL GSide B runout
AB-1026-ASide A label
AB-1026-BSide B label
AB 1026 A A1A 1 JNSide A, stamped, 'JN' etched
AB 1026 B A1A 2 JNSide B, stamped, 'JN' etched
(AB-1026A)Side 1 Label
(AB-1026B)Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Brazil | ABC Records 6.26-404-080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-1026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | ABC Records Y 68.052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | ABC Records 25 153 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | ABC Records YX-8100-ABFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | ABC Records YX-8100-ABFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Mexico | ABC Records EDI 60372First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | ABC Records AB 1026First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Philippines | ABC Records ABC-1283 / ABC Records AB-1224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | ABC Records 17.1233/2 / Mediterraneo 17.1233/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5230First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | ABC Records AB-1026First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | ABC Records AB-1026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | ABC Records AB-1026LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | US | ABC Records AB-1026First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of The Two Of Us are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is ABC Records AB-1026, released July 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB-1026, ABCL 5230, 6.26-404-080, 9022-1026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 S AB 1026-A-1E JS-XTAL A2 and 1 S AB 1026-B 1A JS-XTAL A3. 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.
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