Vinyl pressings
by Nils Lofgren · 1972
1+1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 7 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.
Z-31038-A [artisan logo]A Side runout, variant 1
Z-31038-B [artisan logo]B Side runout, variant 1
PAL 31038-2AA Side runout, variant 2
BL-31038-2CB Side runout, variant 2
Z-31038-AL 1AA-side, etching, variant 1
1 Z-3103 8-BL 1A 0B-side, etching, variant 1
Artisan logoA and B stamped
P AL 31038-2A AA Side runout, stamped
T \ Z-31038-B-1 [Artisan logo] 3B Side runout, etched/stamped
Z-31038-A-1A [Artisan logo] PSide A runout, variant 1
BL-Z-31038-B-1B PSide B runout, variant 1
Z-31038-A [Artisan logo] A C P oSide A runout, variant 2
BL Z•31038-B-1A B 3 P oSide B runout, variant 2
Z-31038-A-1 (Artisan logo) TA side runout, etched
Z-31038-B-1 (Artisan logo) TB side runout, etched
AL 31038A side label
BL 31038B side label
S l Z-31038-AL 1A o l ASide A runout, variant 1
\ Z-31038-BL 1B o [Artisan logo] ASide B runout, variant 1
S 1 Z-31038-AL 1A o A2Side A runout, variant 2
S 1 Z-31038-BL 1A o [Artisan logo] A1Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia Z 31038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | CBS S 64652First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Epic ECPL-8First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Epic ECPL-8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS S 64652First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473949First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | CBS 64652 / CBS S 64652First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Spindizzy Records Z 31038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Spindizzy Records Z 31038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Spindizzy Records Z 31038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Spindizzy Records Z 31038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Spindizzy Records Z 31038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Spindizzy Records Z 31038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Monument Z 31038 / Spindizzy Records Z 31038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Spindizzy Records Z 31038 / Spindizzy Records AL 31038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of 1+1 are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Spindizzy Records Z 31038, released January 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Z 31038, 64652, S 64652, ECPL-8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Z-31038-A [artisan logo] and Z-31038-B [artisan logo]. 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.
