US
2002- Label and catalog number
- Big Wheel Recreation BWR 7-90168-48552-7
- Format
- LP, Album · Grey Marble

Vinyl pressings
by Piebald · 2002
We Are The Only Friends We Have was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2002, the album's first year, in 2 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.
L-12115M-A BWR-0455 AEtched Runout Side A
L-12115M-B BWR-0455 BEtched Runout Side B
DEFIANCE 28 -ASide A, Etched
MPO DEFIANCE 28 BSide B, Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Germany | Defiance Records XXVIIIFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2002 | US | Big Wheel Recreation BWR 7-90168-48552-7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2002 | US | Big Wheel Recreation BWR 7-90168-48552-7First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | Big Wheel Recreation BWR 7-90168-48552-7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2002 | US | Big Wheel Recreation BWR-0455First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Remastered, LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation · Limited | All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Remastered, LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Iodine Recordings IOD-67LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
21 vinyl pressings of We Are The Only Friends We Have are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2002 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in US, Germany. One of them is Big Wheel Recreation BWR 7-90168-48552-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BWR 7-90168-48552-7, BWR-0455, XXVIII) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.