Vinyl pressings
by The Doobie Brothers · 1980
One Step Closer was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 23 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.
HS-1-3452 E2 KENDUN-C EDP KD1Runout side A, variant 1
HS-2-3452 E3 THM1 BB LAM KENDUN-D EDPRunout side B, variant 1
HS-1-3452 E2 KD1 SP 0-2SM2-1 KENDUN-C EDPRunout side A, variant 2
HS-2-3452 E3 THM1 BB LAM 0-1SM1-1 KENDUN-D EDPRunout side B, variant 2
HS-1-3452 JW2 #7 KENDUN-C KD/TIM 0A side runout, variant 1
HS-2-3452 JW··1 #3 KD/TIM KENDUN-C 0B side runout, variant 1
HS-1-3452 JW2 #2 KENDUN-C KD/TIM 0A side runout, variant 2
HS-2-3452 JW·1 #7 KD/TIM KENDUN-C 0B side runout, variant 2
HS-1-3452-M4 (MR) △24836 KENDUN-CRunout A variant 1
HS-2-3452-M3 (MR) △24836-X KENDUN-CRunout B variant 1
HS-1-3452-M4 (MR) △24836 ⑨ KENDUN-CRunout A variant 2
HS-2-3452-M3 (MR) △24836-X Ⓧ (11) KENDUN-CRunout B variant 2
HS-1-3452 S1 +SLM+ △495 B-15271 KD/THM KENDUN-CSide A runout, variant 1
HS-2-3452 S2 KD/THM +SLM JS+ △495-X B-15272 KENDUN-CSide B runout, variant 1
HS-1-3452-S3+ SLM :✛˙ △495 B-15271 KENDUN-CSide A runout, variant 2
HS-2-3452-S3+ SLM ꔰꔰ △495-X B-15272 KENDUN-ASide B runout, variant 2
HS-1-3452 LW2 KD / THM KENDUN-CSide A Variant 1
HS-2-3452 LW1 KD / T.H.M. AMCMDM KENDUN-CSide B Variant 1
HS-1-3452 LW1 KD/THM ✲ ✲ KENDUN-DSide A Variant 2
HS-2-3452-LW5 ✲ ✲ KENDUN-ASide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records K 56824LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records Lp-80028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA 1397First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 824 / Warner Bros. Records HS 3452First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 824First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56824 / WEA Records 56824LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56824First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records K 56824First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56824First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56824First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10850WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10850WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records GWEA-5426First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM 3452LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records HS 3452LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records HS 3452LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
46 vinyl pressings of One Step Closer are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1980 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records HS 3452, released October 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HS 3452, K56824, 36.169, 23(1031)00222) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS-1-3452 E2 KENDUN-C EDP KD1 and HS-2-3452 E3 THM1 BB LAM KENDUN-D EDP. 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.
