Vinyl pressings
by Primal Scream · 1990
Come Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 4 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.
CRE 078 X A1 Sing Sing A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPOSide A runout, etched
CRE 078 X B1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPOSide B runout, etched
CRE 078 X -A.Side A label
CRE 078 X -B.Side B label
CRE 078T A * A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout
CRE 078T A * A PORKY PRIME CUTSide AA runout
We know that music is musicSide A runout
Gospels and rhythm and blues and jazzSide AA runout
CRE 078T A² A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPO ...BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. JOHN LENNON.Side A runout etched
CRE 078T A¹´² A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPO "YOU MIGHT SAY I'M A DREAMER" JOHN LENNON.Side B runout etched
CRE 078 A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT MPOSide A runout
CRE 078 A1-2 A PORKY PRIME CUT MPOSide AA runout
CRE 078 X A1 SING SING A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPOSide A runout
CRE 078 X B1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPOSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 156.1086.0 / Creation Records cre 078tFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Germany | Rough Trade 156.1086.0/3First year12", Maxi-Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Maxi-Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1990 | Italy | Creation Records CREX78First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | Creation Records CRE 078TFirst year12", White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Creation Records CRE 078 XFirst year12", Single, White Label | 12", Single, White Label |
| 1990 | UK | Creation Records7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | UK | Creation Records CRE078XFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single, White Label, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, White Label, Stereo |
| 1990 | US | Sire PRO-A-4513 / Warner Bros. Records pro-a-4513First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1990 | US | Sire 9 21844-0 / Sire 0-21844First year12" | 12" |
| 1990 | UK | Creation Records CRE 078 XFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1990 | UK | Creation Records cre078tFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | Creation Records cre 078tFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | Creation Records cre078 / Creation Records cre 078First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | Creation Records CRE 078TFirst year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1998 | UK | Creation Records DOCKERS00112", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK | Not On Label (Primal Scream) TMD 00312", Unofficial Release, Single Sided · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release, Single Sided · Unofficial |
16 vinyl pressings of Come Together are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1990 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, US, Germany, Italy. One of them is Creation Records CRE 078 X, released August 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRE 078 X, cre078t, cre 078t, cre078) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRE 078 X A1 Sing Sing A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPO and CRE 078 X B1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPO. 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.
