Vinyl pressings
by Redbone · 1972
Already Here 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.
12 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 11 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.
PAL 31598-1A o US◎ B XS IA side runout, variant 1
PBL 31598-1B o US◎ B SX IB side runout, variant 1
2S PAL 31598-1A US◎ o B2A side runout, variant 2
2S PBL 31598-1B o US◎ B3B side runout, variant 2
EPC S 65072 A1Stamped Side A
EPC S 65072 B1Stamped Side B
S EPC 65072 ALabel Side A
S EPC 65072 BLabel Side B
MX167301 ELPS3655-1Side A runout
MX167302 ELPS3665-2Side B runout
A L 31599Runout, Side A
B L 31599Runout, 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 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3655First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Epic KE 31598First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Greece | EPIC EPC 65072First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Israel | Epic EPC 65072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Epic ECPL-62First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 65072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Epic SBPC 474041 / Epic KE 31598First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Date DAS 2149First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Spain | Epic EPC 65072 EFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Spain | Epic EPC 65072 EFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Epic EPC 65072 / Epic S EPC 65072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Epic KE 31598First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Venezuela | CBS MOT-60.007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic KE 31598LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Already Here are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic KE 31598.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KE 31598, EPC 65072, ELPS 3655, SBPC 474041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 31598-1A o US◎ B XS I and PBL 31598-1B o US◎ B SX I. 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.
