Vinyl pressings
by The Soul Searchers · 1972
We The People 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.
SXBS-7020-A2 SON Bell Sound RCKSide A runout etched, 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 stamped
SXBS-7020-B2 SON Bell Sound RCKSide B runout etched, 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 stamped
SXBS 7020 ASide A label
SXBS 7020 BSide B label
SXBS-7020-A-7 Bell Sound RCK PR DRunout, side A, variant 1
SXBS-7020-B-7 Bell Sound RCK PR DRunout, side B, variant 1
SXBS-7020-A-7-II-II Bell Sound RCK PR DRunout, side A, variant 2
SXBS-7020-B-7-II-I Bell Sound RCK PR DRunout, side B, variant 2
△17610 (1) (MR) SXBS-7020-A Bell Sound RCKRunout side A, variant 1
△17610-X (1) (MR) SXBS-7020-B Bell Sound RCKRunout side B, variant 1
△17610 (1) (MR) SXBS-7020-A-4 Bell Sound RCKRunout side A, variant 2
△17610-X (1) (MR) SXBS-7020-B-4 Bell Sound RCKRunout side B, variant 2
T1 SXBS-7020-A-5 X Bell Sound RCK / \Runout, side A
T1 SXBS-7020-B-5 X Bell Sound RCK / \Runout, side B
SXBS-7020-A-2 SON Bell Sound RCKA-side runout
SXBS-7020-B-2 SON Bell Sound RCKB-side runout
SXBS 7020 AA-side label
SXBS 7020 BB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Sussex SXBS 7020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Guatemala | Sussex SXBS-7020 / A&M Records SXBS-7020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Peru | A&M Records eld-02.09.7 / Iempsa eld-02.09.7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Sussex SXBS 7020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Sussex SXBS 7020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Sussex SXBS 7020First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Sussex SXBS 7020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Sussex SXBS 7020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Sussex SXBS 7020First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Venezuela | A&M Records LPS-88088 / Sussex LPS-88.088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK | Soul Brother Records LP SBCS 24LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Sussex SXBS 7020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Sussex SXBS 7020 / Sussex SXBS-7020LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Sussex SXBS 7020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of We The People are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Guatemala, Peru and more. One of them is Sussex SXBS 7020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXBS 7020, SXBS-7020, eld-02.09.7, LPS-88088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SXBS-7020-A2 SON Bell Sound RCK and SXBS-7020-B2 SON Bell Sound RCK. 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.
