Vinyl pressings
by Yes · 1977
Going For The One was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 2 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.
K 11047 A2 (stamped) K̶-̶1̶0̶9̶8̶5̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶ FOON-Sean (etched)Side A runout, stamped/etched, variant 1
K 11047 B1 ALLENSide B runout, etched, variant 1
K 11047 A1 K̶ 1̶0̶9̶8̶5̶ ̶A̶-̶1 FOON- SeanSide A runout, etched/"K 11047 A1" stamped, variant 2
K 11047 B2 ALLEN CSide B runout, etched, variant 2
K 11047 A3 FOON-Sean V (crossed out = K 10985-A.41. DS-K-50379A-41)Runout Side A
K- 11047 - B3 ALLENRunout Side B
K 11047 A*Label Side A
K 11047 B*Label Side B
K 11047 A2A-side runout stamped. Variant 1
FOON-SEANA-side runout etched. Variant 1
K 11047 B2B-side runout etched. Variant 1
ALLENB-side runout etched. Variant 1
K 11047 A1 FOON-Sean K̶ ̶1̶0̶9̶8̶5̶ ̶A̶2̶Side A runout
K 11047 B1 ALLENSide B runout
K 11047 ALabel A
K 11047 BLabel B
K 11047 A2 FOON-Sean K̶ ̶1̶0̶9̶8̶5̶ ̶A̶2̶Side A
K 11047 B1 ALLENSide B
K 11047 A3 FOON-Sean DS K̶ ̶1̶0̶9̶8̶5̶ ̶A̶4̶1̶ ̶D̶S̶ ̶K̶ ̶6̶0̶4̶3̶9̶A̶ ̶4̶1̶Side A runout
K 11047 B3 ALLENSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 9857", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1977 | UK | Atlantic K 11047 / Atlantic MS 1769XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Atlantic K11047 / Atlantic K 11047First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1977 | UK | Atlantic K 11047 / Atlantic MS 1769XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Atlantic K 11047 / Atlantic MS 1769XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Atlantic K 11047First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Atlantic BY-1 BY-2First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Atlantic K 11047First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited |
| 1977 | UK | Atlantic K 11047 / Atlantic MS 1769XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 985First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Spain | Atlantic 45-1659 / Hispavox 45-1659 (SN)7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Spain | Atlantic 45-1659 / Hispavox 45-1659 (SN)7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 110477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Going For The One are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, Germany. One of them is Atlantic K 11047.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 11047, K11047, BY-1 BY-2, ATL 10 985) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 11047 A2 (stamped) K̶-̶1̶0̶9̶8̶5̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶ FOON-Sean (etched) and K 11047 B1 ALLEN. 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.
