Netherlands
1973- Label and catalog number
- Epic EPC 1472
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
EPC . 1472 - A IIRunout A side variant 1
1472 - BRunout B side variant 1
EPC 1472-ARunout A side variant 2
B-27-41Runout B side variant 2

Vinyl pressings
by Redbone · 1973
We Were All Wounded At Wounded Knee was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 10 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.
EPC . 1472 - A IIRunout A side variant 1
1472 - BRunout B side variant 1
EPC 1472-ARunout A side variant 2
B-27-41Runout B side variant 2
EPC 1472 ARunouts side A
1472 - BRunouts side B
EPC 1472-ASide A Etched
EPC 1472-BSide B Etched
EPC 1472 A2 MELYRunout side A
EPC 1472 B2 ∵MELORunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | Epic 66217First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Epic 5-10979First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | Epic EPC 1472First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Epic EPC S 1472First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Epic EPC S 1472 / Epic EPC 1472First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Epic EPC S 1472First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Greece | Epic EPC 9956First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Italy | Epic EPC 1472First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 1472First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 1472 / Epic 5-10979First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Epic EPC S 1472First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Spain | Epic EPC 1472First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Epic S EPC 1472First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-10979First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Epic 10979First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of We Were All Wounded At Wounded Knee are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Netherlands, UK, US, Brazil and more. One of them is Epic EPC 1472.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 1472, EPC S 1472, S EPC 1472, 10979) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPC . 1472 - A II and 1472 - 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.