Vinyl pressings
by Nottingham Forest · 1978
We Got The Whole World In Our Hands was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1978, the album's first year. 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.
K17110-A-3 ALLENRunout side A, etched
K17110-B-1Runout side B, etched
K 17110 ASide A label
K 17110 BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17110 / Warner Bros. Records K17110First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 171107", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 171107", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 171107", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Milan MS 287", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records 171107", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records 171107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records 171107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WEA 171107" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Benelux | Warner Bros. Records 171107", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of We Got The Whole World In Our Hands are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 17110.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 17110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K17110-A-3 ALLEN and K17110-B-1. 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.
