Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1976
All This And World War II was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 14 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.
M-2-522-AS AZRunout side A, variant 1
M-2-522-BS AZRunout side B, variant 1
M-2-522-CS AZRunout side C, variant 1
M-2-522-DSX AZRunout side D, variant 1
T1 M-2-522-AS-1 AZ D 1Side A runout, variant 1
T1 M-2-522-BS-3 AZ E1Side B runout, variant 1
T1 M-2-522-CS-1 AZ B1Side C runout, variant 1
T1 M-2-522-DS-3 AZ F10Side D runout, variant 1
1S M-2-522-AS-1B AZRunout, Record 1, Side A, etched Variant 1
S1 M-2-522-DS-1C AZRunout, Record 1, Side D, etched Variant 1
S1 M-2-522-BS-1C AZRunout, Record 2, Side B, etched Variant 1
1S M-2-522-CS-1B AZRunout, Record 2, Side C, etched Variant 1
P M-2-522-AS X AZRunout side A
P M-2-522-BS X 1 AZRunout side B
P M-2-522-CS - AZRunout side C
P M-2-522-DS X AZ 1Runout side D
RVLP 2 - A3 ARUN JSide A runout, etched, variant 1
RVLP 2 - B3 z ARUN GSide B runout, etched, variant 1
RVLP 2 - C3 - DSide C runout, etched, variant 1
RVLP 2 - D3 - GSide D runout, etched, variant 1
A MX183215 2U4739-1Side 1 runout, stamped
A MX183216 2U4739-2Side 2 runout, stamped
A MX183217 2U4739-3Side 3 runout, stamped
A MX183218 2U4739-4Side 4 runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 2U 4739First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2U-4739First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2T-522First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Warner Bros. Records 66 049 (2 U 4739)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 66 049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 66 049First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WB 0733/4 / Warner Bros. Records WB 66 049First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WB 0733/4LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 66 049 / Warner Bros. Records W 66 049First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6305~6WFirst yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6305~6WFirst yearLP, Album, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 66 049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 2U 4739First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 2U 4739 / Riva 2U 4739First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | Warner Bros. Records WW2First yearLP, Album, LP | LP, Album, LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | 20TH Century Records 2T-522LP | LP |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2778LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | 20TH Century Records 2T-522LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
37 vinyl pressings of All This And World War II are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1976 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK & Ireland, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is 20th Century Records 2T-522.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2T-522, RVLP2, 2U 4739, 2U-4739) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M-2-522-AS AZ and M-2-522-BS AZ. 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.
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