Vinyl pressings
by Yarbrough & Peoples · 1980
The Two Of Us was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 12 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.
SRM-13834-AS PRC-C1-1A-side runout
SRM-13834-BS PRC-C1B-side runout
SRM-1-3834-AA-side label
SRM-1-3834-BB-side label
SRM-1-3834-ASide A Label
SRM-1-3834-BSide B Label
SRM-1-3834-ASide A Label
SRM-1-3834-BSide B Label
Columbia N.Y.Mastering Stamp
2 CB. A-1 ⊳ SRM-1-3834-ASRE-KSide A
2 CB. 2 SRM-1-3834-BSRE-KSide B
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFStamped - Side A & Side B
2 CB. A-1 ⊳ SRM-1-3834-ASRE-PRCR1-1-1 1 CBSide A
2 CB. 2 SRM-1-3834-BSRE-PRCR-2-1-1 2 CBSide B
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFStamped Side A & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Mercury 9110 162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-3834First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Mercury 9110 162 / Phonogram 9110 162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Jamaica | Mercury 9110 162First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-17First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-17First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Mercury 9110 162First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Mercury 9110 162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Mercury STAR 5186First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Mercury 91 10 162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Taiwan | Best Fortune Records JLB-6320LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1980 | UK | Mercury 9110 162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3834 / Mercury 9110 162LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3834 / Mercury 9110 162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3834 / Mercury 9110 162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of The Two Of Us are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1980 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-3834, released November 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-3834, 9110 162, 25PP-17, STAR 5186) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRM-13834-AS PRC-C1-1 and SRM-13834-BS PRC-C1. 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.
