Vinyl pressings
by The Isley Brothers · 1969
It's Our Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, 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.
TNS-3001-A K-3410 SSRunout A
TNS-3001-B RLRunout B
TNS-3001-A ARCH-22T [c intertwined in ɔ]Runout side A (variant 2)
TNS-3001-B ARCH-1-GC [c intertwined in ɔ]Runout side B (variant 2)
TNS-3001-A ARP ᶜↄRunout A
TNS-3001-B ARP ᶜↄRunout B
TNS 3001 ALabel A
TNS 3001 BLabel B
TNS-3001-A [Bell Sound logo] sf O X TRunout A side
TNS-3001-B O Ↄ / XTRunout B side
TNS 3001 ALabel A side
TNS 3001 BLabel B side
TNS-3001-A (Interlocked Forward/Backward C's)Runout side A, etched
TNS-3001-B (Interlocked Forward/Backward C's)Runout side B, etched
TNS 3001 A K 3410 SSLabel A
TNS 3001 B K 3411 RLLabel B
TNS-3001-ARunout A, etched
TNS-3001-BRunout B, etched
ᶜↄStamped, both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | T-Neck TNS 3001 / Buddah Records TNS 3001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Birchmount BM 553First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | T-Neck STEC LP 58 / Disc'Az STEC LP 58First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1775LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1969 | US | T-Neck TNS 3001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | T-Neck TNS 3001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | T-Neck TNS 3001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | T-Neck TNS 3001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | T-Neck TNS 3001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | T-Neck TNS 3001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Major Minor SMLP 59First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2310 067LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | T-Neck TNS 3001LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | T-Neck TNS 3001 / T-Neck TNS-3001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | T-Neck TNS 3001LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of It's Our Thing are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, France. One of them is T-Neck TNS 3001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TNS 3001, SMLP 59, BM 553, STEC LP 58) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TNS-3001-A K-3410 SS and TNS-3001-B RL. 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.
