Vinyl pressings
by Al Kooper · 1968
I Stand Alone was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
o XSM137860-1A P C 3Runout A, variant 1
o XSM137861-2A P 16Runout B, variant 1
o XSM137860-1A P 3Runout A, variant 2
o XSM137861-2A P 3Runout B, variant 2
º XSM137860-1B \ TA Side Stamped exc "T" etch - Variant 1
º XSM137861-1B I TB Side Stamped exc "T" etch - Variant 1
º XSM137860-1B I T A4A Side Runout - Variant 2
º XSM137861-2B I T A10B Side Runout - Variant 2
o XMS137860-1DSide A, etched variant 1
o XMS137861-2CSide B, etched variant 1
o XMS137860-1ASide A, etched variant 2
o XMS137860-2DSide B, etched variant 2
o XMS137860-1D \ ƧSide A runout stamped, except \ Ƨ etched
o XMS137861-2C Ƨ A 2Side B runout stamped, except Ƨ A 2 etched
CBS S7 63538 A GPRunout A side
CBS S7 63538 BRunout B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | CBS S 7-63538First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS S 63 538First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | CBS CS 9718 / Columbia CS 9718First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9718First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9718First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9718First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9718First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | CBS S 63538LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50080LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia CS 9718LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS S 63538 / CBS 63538LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS M 63538 / CBS 63538LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9718LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN-81LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AP 608LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP-1206LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9718LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CS 9718LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473674LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9718LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9718LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
22 vinyl pressings of I Stand Alone are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1968 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9718.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9718, SBP 233634, S 7-63538, S 63 538) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XSM137860-1A P C 3 and o XSM137861-2A P 16. 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.
