Vinyl pressings
by Aerosmith · 1978
Chip Away The Stone was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
T ZSS-165308-1D ZSS-165308-1D MCD Sre T1Runout Side A [Etched]
ZSS-165309-2D MCR Sre TIIRunout Side B [Etched]
ZSS 165308Label Side A
ZSS 165309Label Side B
ZSS·165308-1E MCR Jre SSSSRunout A, etched
ZSS·165309-2E MCR Jre SSRunout B, etched
ZSS 165308Label A
ZSS 165309Label B
T ZSS-165308-1D ZSS-165308-1A MCD Sre pRunout Side A [Etched]
ZSS-165309-2A MCR Sre pRunout Side B [Etched]
ZSS 165308Label Side A
ZSS 165309Label Side B
T ZSS·165308-1C ZSS-165308 MCR JoeRun-out A, etched
T ZSS-165310-1C MCR JoeRun-out B, etched
ZSS 165308Label A
ZSS 165310Label B
ZSS·165308-1E MCR Jre SSRunout A, etched
ZSS·165310-1E MCR Jre SSSSRunout B, etched
ZSS 165308Label A
ZSS 165310Label B
ZSS 165308 1A-2HZRunout A
ZSS 165309 1A-2HZRunout B
ZSS 165308Label A
ZSS 165309Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | CBS BA 222493First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia 3-10880First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10880First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10880First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10880First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10880First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10880First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | Columbia 38-085367", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 38-085367", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 38-085367", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Chip Away The Stone are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1978 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Canada, Australia. One of them is Columbia 3-10880.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10880, BA 222493) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS-165308-1D ZSS-165308-1D MCD Sre T1 and ZSS-165309-2D MCR Sre TII. 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.
