Vinyl pressings
by Bill Wyman · 1976
Stone Alone was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 13 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.
ST - RS - 763557 Manufactured in GermanySide A runout, stamped
ST - RS - 763558 Manufactured in GermanySide B runout, stamped
ST-RS 763 557Side A label in brackets
ST-RS 763 558Side B label in brackets
ROLLING STONES RECORDS COC 59105-A1Side A
ROLLING STONES RECORDS COC 59105-B1Side B
COC 59105-A1Side A stamped
COC 59105-B1Side B stamped
ST-RS-763557-AA MR EF/DK △20429 AT PRSide A Runout
ST-RS-763558-AA MR THANK YOU FEDERBED △20429-X (1) PRSide B Runout
ST-RS-763557-A EF/DK AT PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST-RS-763557-MOSide A label
ST-RS-763557-A EF/DK AT PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-RS-763558-A THANK YOU FEDERBED PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-RS-763557-A EF/DK AT PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST-RS-763558-B AT PRSide B runout, variant 2
ST-RS-763557-AAA-1 EF/DK AT PRCSide One runout
ST-RS-763558-AAA-1 THANK YOU FEDERBED PRCSide Two runout
ST-RS-763557-RISide One label
ST-RS-763558-RISide Two 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Rolling Stones Records COC-7913First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Rolling Stones Records 38.004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records COC 79103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Rolling Stones Records COC 59105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Rolling Stones Records COC 59105LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records COC 59 105First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Rolling Stones Records P-10161SFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Rolling Stones Records P-10161SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Mexico | Rolling Stones Records GWEA-5209First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Rolling Stones Records COC 59105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | Rolling Stones Records coc 59105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Rolling Stones Records HRSS 591-07 COC 59105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Rolling Stones Records COC 59105First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | US | Rolling Stones Records COC 79103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Rolling Stones Records COC 79103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Demon Records DEMREC 217LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Demon Records DEMREC1310LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Demon Records DEMREC1310LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
24 vinyl pressings of Stone Alone are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Germany, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Rolling Stones Records COC 59 105.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use COC 59 105, COC 59105, COC 79103, COC-7913) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST - RS - 763557 Manufactured in Germany and ST - RS - 763558 Manufactured in Germany. 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.
