Vinyl pressings
by Rare Earth · 1972
We're Gonna Have A Good Time 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.
8 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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.
R 5052 F 61760-S-1 (MR) △90339Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
R5042f-61345-S (MR) ② △90339 1233912-07 BRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
R 5052 F 61760-S 2 (MR) -△90339Runout, side A, etched, variant 2
R5042f-61345-S (MR) ① △90311 1233912-07 ARunout, side B, etched, variant 2
61760 -S 1Scribed in runout A
61345 X 12-5-72Scribed in runout B
61760Label A
61345Label B
61760Label A
61345Label B
R-5052 S1Runout side A
R-5052 S2Runout side B
61760Label side A
61345Label side B
94 133 A - 1Runout side A
94 133 B - 1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Rare Earth R 5052FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Rare Earth 1C 006-94 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Rare Earth 1C 006-94 1337", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown R 5052FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Rare Earth R 5052FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Rare Earth R 5052FFirst year7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Rare Earth R 5052FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Rare Earth R 5052FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Venezuela | Rare Earth 13.328First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Italy | Rare Earth RSL-NP 63113 / Rare Earth RSL NP 631137", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Turkey | Tamla Motown 738027", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Rare Earth 5C 006-94133 / Rare Earth 5C 006-94 1337", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of We're Gonna Have A Good Time are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Germany, Jamaica and more. One of them is Rare Earth R 5052F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5052F, 1C 006-94 133, 13.328) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R 5052 F 61760-S-1 (MR) △90339 and R5042f-61345-S (MR) ② △90339 1233912-07 B. 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.
