Vinyl pressings
by Area Code 615 · 1972
Stone Fox Chase was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year. 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.
2066249 A//1▽420 12 2Side A Stamped Run-out Variant 1
2066249 B//1▽420 1Side B Stamped Run-out Variant 1
2066249 A//1▽420 11 04Side A Stamped Run-out Variant 2
2066249 B//1▽420 11 25 04Side B Stamped Run-out Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | UK | Polydor 2066-249First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Polydor 2066-249First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Polydor 2066-249First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 142157", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 142157", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | France | Polydor PD 14215Promo, Unofficial Release, 12", Stereo, Mono · Unofficial, Promo, Mono | Promo, Unofficial Release, 12", Stereo, Mono · Unofficial, Promo, Mono |
| 2013 | France | Polydor PD 1421512", Promo, Unofficial Release, Mono, Stereo · Unofficial, Promo, Mono | 12", Promo, Unofficial Release, Mono, Stereo · Unofficial, Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Polydor PD 1421512", Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Canada | G & W Records Inc. JT10212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Limited |
| ? | UK | Polydor 2482-12212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
10 vinyl pressings of Stone Fox Chase are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK. One of them is Polydor 2066-249, released September 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2066-249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2066249 A//1▽420 12 2 and 2066249 B//1▽420 1. 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.
