Vinyl pressings
by Nick MacKenzie · 1973
One Is One was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 9 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.
5C006-24824 A//HD 19583-1-Y-9Runouts side A, variant 1
5C006-24824 B//HD 19584-1-Y-9Runouts side B, variant 1
5C006-24824 A//HD 19583-1-Y-9 13 1 1Runouts side A, variant 2
B 5C006-24824 A̶//HD 19584-1-Y-9 B 32 1 1Runouts side B, variant 2
5-006-24824A//HD 19583-1-Y-9Runout area side A
5-006-24824B//HD 19584-1-Y-9Runout area side B
4C 006-24824 ALabel side A
4C 006-24824 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | EMI EMI-10324First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Belgium | Imperial 4C 006-24824First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Belgium | Imperial 4C 006-24824First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | Disc'Az CM 14221 / Credit Music CM 14221First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Disc'Az CM 14.221 / Disc'Az CM 14 221First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-24 824 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-24 824First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-24 824 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-24 824First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-24 824 / EMI 1 C 006-24 824First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Imperial 5C 006-24824First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | Peru | Odeon Del Peru 01.01.187First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Peru | Odeon 01.01.187First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 006-24.824First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Turkey | Grafonola GTS-10032First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-40178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-40178First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of One Is One are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Netherlands, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Imperial 5C 006-24824.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-24824, MCA-40178, EMI-10324, 4C 006-24824) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006-24824 A//HD 19583-1-Y-9 and 5C006-24824 B//HD 19584-1-Y-9. 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.
