Vinyl pressings
by Trapeze · 1972
You Are The Music ...We're Just The Band 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.
11 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
XZAL-11693-P ... AL Bell Sound stA runout etching, Bell Sound logo stamped
XZAL-11694-P 1 AL Bell Sound stB runout etching, Bell Sound logo stamped
XZAL 11693P ALSide A Label
XZAL 11694P ALSide B Label
XZAL-11693-P-3 W Bell Sound sfSide A
XZAL-11694-P 3 W Bell Sound sfSide B
XZAL-11693-P 2 Bell Sound 4 T1Side A, variant 1
XZAL-11694-P 2 Bell Sound sf T1Side B, variant 1
T1 XZAL-11693-P 3 Bell Sound sfSide A, variant 2
T1 XZAL-11694- 3̶ P 2 Bell Sound sfSide B, variant 2
XZAL 11693-P - 3 Bell Sound THS A-1-1-1Side A
XZAL 11694-P - 3 Bell Sound THS B-1-1-1Side B
XZAL 11693P ALLabel Side A
XZAL 11694P ALLabel Side B
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 | Threshold THS-8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Threshold THS 8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Threshold THS 8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Threshold THS 8 / Threshold THS.8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Threshold THS-8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Threshold THS 8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Threshold THS-8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Threshold THS-8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Threshold THS-8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Threshold THS-8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Threshold THS-8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Threshold THS 8LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Brazil | London Records LLN-7259-SLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Threshold THL 6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ecuador | London Records LP-30084LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Deko DEKO1129-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | DEKO DEKO1129-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
19 vinyl pressings of You Are The Music ...We're Just The Band are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Threshold THS-8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use THS-8, THS 8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZAL-11693-P ... AL Bell Sound st and XZAL-11694-P 1 AL Bell Sound st. 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.
