Vinyl pressings
by Sonny & Cher · 1972
The Two Of Us 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.
10 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.
ST-C-722517 B AT/GP PRRunout side A
ST-C-722518 B AT/GP PRRunout side B
ST-C-722519 A AT/GP PRRunout side C
ST-C-722520 A AT/GP PRRunout side D
ST-C-722520RILabel side 4
ST-C-72517 B AT/GP PR △16997A-side runout
ST-C-72518 B AT/GP △16997-xB-side runout
ST-C-72519-A AT/GP PR △16998C-side runout
ST-C-72520A AT/GP PR △16998-xD-side runout
ST-C-722517-1A T ARunout side A
ST-C-722518-1A T ERunout side B
ST-C-722519-1A T DRunout side C
ST-C-722520-1A T CRunout side D
C-13781-A ATSide 1 Etched
C-13982-A AT PRSide 2 Etched
C-13983-A AT PRSide 3 Etched
C-13982-ASide 4 Etched
A MX168825 SD 2-804-1Side 1
A MX168826 SD 2-804-2Side 2
A MX168827 SD 2-804-3Side 3
A MX168828 SD 2-804-4Side 4
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 | Atlantic SD 2-804First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | ATCO Records 2SA-804First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 026First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 026First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Atlantic 2 SD 804 / Atlantic 2SD.804First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2497LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 2-804LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 2-804First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records 2-804 / ATCO Records SD 2-804First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 2-804 / ATCO Records SQBO2-94800LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 2 - 804LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 2-804First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 2-804First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 2-804First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 2-804LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Pair Records PDL2-1140 / Warner Special Products OP-2707LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records 2SA804 / ATCO Records 2SA-804LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 60 026LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2497LP, Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
19 vinyl pressings of The Two Of Us are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 2-804.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 2-804, 2-804, 2SA-804, ATL 60 026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-722517 B AT/GP PR and ST-C-722518 B AT/GP PR. 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.
