Vinyl pressings
by Wilbert Harrison · 1969
Let's Work Together 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.
11 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
69-SU-11A [MR logo] △76755Side A runout
69-SU-11B [MR logo] △76755-XSide B runout
69 SU 11ASide A label
69 SU 11BSide B label
69-SU-11A-R 12-3-69 M AudioMatrixSide A runout, variant 1
69-SU-11B-R 12-3-69 AudioMatrixSide B runout, variant 1
69-SU-11A-R 12-3-69 AudioMatrixSide A runout, variant 2
69-SU-11B-R 12-3-69 AudioMatrix MSide B runout, variant 2
69 SU 11 ASide A Label
69 SU 11 BSide B Label
69 SU 11ASide A Label
69 SU 11BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Stateside OSS-9026First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Australia | Stateside OSS-9026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Canada | Sue Records Inc. SUE. 11First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Sue Records Inc. SUE 11First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Sue Records Inc. SUE 11First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Sue Records Inc. SUE 11First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Sue Records Inc. SUE 11First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Sue Records Inc. Sue 11First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Sue Records Inc. SUE 11First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Sue Records Inc. SUE 11First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Sue Records Inc. SUE 11First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.22747", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Let's Work Together are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Sue Records Inc. SUE 11.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUE 11, Sue 11, OSS-9026, SUE. 11) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 69-SU-11A [MR logo] △76755 and 69-SU-11B [MR logo] △76755-X. 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.
