Vinyl pressings
by The Dells · 1975
We Got To Get Our Thing Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
T \ SRM-1-1059-A-CT-2 MASTERDISK JPSside A runout, etched, stamped
T \ SRM-1-1059-B-CT-1 MASTERDISK JPS Cside B runout, etched, stamped
SRM-1-1059 ASide A label
SRM-1-1059 BSide B label
CA 60044-ASide A Label
CA 60044-BSide B Label
SRM-1-1059 ALabel side A
SRM-1-1059 BLabel side B
T1 SRM-1-1059-A-CT-1 JPSA-side runout, etched
T 1 SRM-1-1059-B-CT-1 JPSB-side runout, etched
MASTERDISKRunouts, stamped
SRM-1-1059 ALabel side A
SRM-1-1059 BLabel side B
SRM-1-1059-A-CP-4 MASTERDISK JPSside A runout, etched, stamped
SRM-1-1059-B-CP-4 MASTERDISK JPSside B runout, etched, stamped
SRM-1-1059 ASide A label
SRM-1-1059 BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Barbados | Mercury SRM-1-1059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Mercury RJ-7065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1059First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Cadet CA 60044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Cadet CA 60044First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SMR-1-1059LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Brazil | Mercury 6338 618LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of We Got To Get Our Thing Together are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Barbados, Canada, Japan. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-1059.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-1059, CA 60044, RJ-7065) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T \ SRM-1-1059-A-CT-2 MASTERDISK JPS and T \ SRM-1-1059-B-CT-1 MASTERDISK JPS C. 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.
