Vinyl pressings
by The Singers Unlimited · 1973
Four Of Us was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 3 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.
0666173=2 S1 2021852=2 S1 320 1 –Runout variant 1, side A
0666173=2 S2 2021852=2 S2 320 1 –Runout variant 1, side B
0666173 = 2 S1 2021852 = 2 S1 320 1 ERunout variant 2, side A (last E is tilted 90°)
0666173 = 2 S2 2021852 = 2 S2 320 1 FRunout variant 2, side B (last F is tilted 90°)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | MPS Records MDLP 12686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | MPS Records 20 21852-2 / BASF 20 21852-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | MPS Records 20 21852-2 / BASF 20 21852-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | MPS Records RP-7036-MPLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | MPS Records MB 21852 / BASF MB 21852LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | MPS Records G 21852 / BASF G 21852LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | MPS Records MB 21852LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 13 1794 / MPS Records 20 21852-2LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | Spain | BASF 34 53459 / MPS Records 34 53459LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 13 1794 / MPS Records 20 21852-2LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1977 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 13 1794LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1978 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 13 1794 / MPS Records 20 21852-2LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | Japan | MPS Records 20 21852-2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 13 1794LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1982 | US | Pausa Records PR 7121LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | MPS Records ULS-1736-PLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 68.106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | MPS Records ULS-1830-PLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | MPS Records ULS-1830-PLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | MPS Records ULS-1736-PLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| ? | UK | MPS Records BAP 5067 (21852) / BASF BAP 5067 (21852)LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Four Of Us are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1973 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany, Brazil, Netherlands. One of them is MPS Records 20 21852-2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 20 21852-2, MDLP 12686) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0666173=2 S1 2021852=2 S1 320 1 – and 0666173=2 S2 2021852=2 S2 320 1 –. 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.
