Vinyl pressings
by Rita Coolidge · 1977
We're All Alone was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 19 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.
AMS·7295·A1 TML-MA side, stamped
AMS·7295·B1 TML-SB side, stamped
AM 8855-M1 Δ102306-X England MA side, etched
12227-S M-2 Δ101927-X England MB side, etched
AMS•7295•A1 AM 8855-M1 TML-M [MR logo] △102306-X England w OS BSide A runout
AMS-7295-B-3 OS C AM 12227-S E1Side B runout
AMS 7295-ASide A label
AMS 7295-BSide B label
T 12291-S-T1 TML-MA Side, runout, etched, except TML-M stamped, variant 1
T 12292-S-T1 TML-MB Side, runout, etched, except TML-M stamped, variant 1
12291-S-T2 TML-S TIIA Side, runout, etched, except TML-S stamped, variant 2
12292-S-T3 TML-S TIIB Side, runout, etched, except TML-S stamped, variant 2
T 12291-S-T1 TLM-MRunout Side A, Etched, variant 1
T 12292-S-T1 TLM-MRunout Side B, Etched, variant 1
T 12291-S-T3 TML-MRunout Side A, Etched, variant 2
T 12292-S-T2 TML-MRunout Side B, Etched, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentina | A&M Records 12291SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Argentina | A&M Records 0062First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Australia | A&M Records K-6939First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Bolivia | EMI International 40 - AM - 07 / EMI International 40-AM-07First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Brazil | A&M Records S7AM-5196First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1965First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1965First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Ecuador | A&M Records 45-88011First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | Germany | A&M Records AMS 5604First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | A&M Records AMS S 5604First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Guatemala | A&M Records 1965-SFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Italy | A&M Records AM 45101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Japan | A&M Records CM-2082First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Mexico | A&M Records AM-057First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | A&M Records K-6939First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Old Gold OG 98127", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | A&M Records P-1965-S-G7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| ? | Rhodesia | A&M Records AMRS 12287", Single | 7", Single |
33 vinyl pressings of We're All Alone are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1977 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Netherlands, Argentina and more. One of them is A&M Records AMS 7295, released June 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMS 7295, AM1965, 1965-S, AM1965-S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMS·7295·A1 TML-M and AMS·7295·B1 TML-S. 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.
