Vinyl pressings
by Barbara Tucker · 1995
Stay Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1995. 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 1995, 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.
12TIVDJ 391 A-1-1- 1A side runout stamped
12TIVDJ 391 AA-1-1- 1AA side runout stamped
12TIV39-AA side label
12TIV39-AAAA side label
12TIVDJ 392 A-1-1- 1A side runout stamped
12TIVDJ 392 AA-1-1- 1AA side runout stamped
12TIVX39-AA side label
12TIVX39-AAAA side label
SRB-024-A Europadisk DMM NY USA 12480 & 0\2Side A, etched, variant 1
SRB-024-B Europadisk DMM NY USA 12480 & \\2Side B, etched, variant 1
SRB-024-C Europadisk DMM NY USA 12480 & 0\2Side C, etched, variant 1
SRB-024-D Europadisk DMM NY USA 12480 & C\2Side D, etched, variant 1
S5 SRB-025-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 12481 &A-Side Runout Etching
S3 SRB-025-B EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 12481 &B-Side Runout Etching
12TIVDJ39-1 ASide A label
12TIVDJ39-1 BSide B label
12TIVDJ39-2 ASide C label
12TIVDJ39-2 BSide D label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Germany | ZYX Music ZYX 7947-12First year12" | 12" |
| 1995 | Italy | D:vision Records DVDM 119First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | Netherlands | Polydor 577 215-1First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJ-039First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1995 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJ-39 / Positiva 12TIVDJ39-1First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1995 | US | Strictly Rhythm SRB024First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | US | Strictly Rhythm SR B 025First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1995 | US | Strictly Rhythm SRB02512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1995 | US | Strictly Rhythm SRB 02412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1995 | UK | Positiva 12TIV39 / Positiva 7243 8 82398 6 8First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | UK | Positiva 12TIVX39 / Positiva 7243 8 82399 6 7First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Unknown | Unreleased Masters URM 00512" | 12" |
12 vinyl pressings of Stay Together are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1995 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 1995, in UK, US, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Positiva 12TIV39, released September 11, 1995.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12TIV39, 12TIVX39, SRB024, SR B 025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12TIVDJ 391 A-1-1- 1 and 12TIVDJ 391 AA-1-1- 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.
