Vinyl pressings
by April Wine · 1975
Stand Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
AQR506A-2 SNBRunout side A, variant 1
AQR506 B-2 SNBRunout side B, variant 1
AQ ̷K̷R506A-2 SNBRunout side A, variant 2
AQ506 B-2 SNBRunout side B, variant 2
ST-BT-753295-D AT AQR 506-A PR SNBSide One Etched, Variant 1
ST-BT-753295-D AT PR APR 506-B SNBSide Two Etched, Variant 1
ST-BT-753295-D AT AQR 506-A PR SNBSide One Etched, Variant 2
ST-BT-753296-D AT PR AQR 506-B SnBSide Two Etched, Variant 2
ST-BT-753295-D [MR logo] △19717(1) AT AQR-506-A PR SnBRunout A
ST-BT-753296-D [MR logo] △19717-X(1) AT PR AQR 506-B SnBRunout B
ST-BT-753295-MOLabel A
ST-BT753296-MOLabel B
ST-BT-753295-RIMatrix Side A
ST-BT753296-RIMatrix Side B
ST-BT-753295-DDD-1 AT AQR 506- A PNBRunout A
ST-BT-753295-DDD-1 AT PCR AQR 506- B PNBRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Aquarius Records AQR 506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | BIg Tree Records BT 89506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | BIg Tree Records BT-89506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | BIg Tree Records BT-89506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Atlantic SD-19303LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Atlantic SD 19303LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Canada | Aquarius Records AQR-506LP / Unidisc AQR-506LPLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Aquarius Records AQR-6506 / Aquarius Records AQR6506LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Aquarius Records AQR 506LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Aquarius Records AQR 506LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Aquarius Records AQR-6506 / Aquarius Records AQR 6506LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Stand Back are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1975 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Canada, US. One of them is Aquarius Records AQR 506.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AQR 506, BT 89506, BT-89506) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AQR506A-2 SNB and AQR506 B-2 SNB. 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.
