Vinyl pressings
by Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1978
Stir It Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ISL 6172549 1 38 0 CIDISEtched Side A
ISL 6172549 2 38 0 CIDIS AEtched Side B
6172 876 1Label Side A
6172 876 2Label Side B
WIP 6478 A-1U JONZ Λ 1Runout side-A
WIP 6478 B-1U Λ 1Runout side-B
WIP 6478-ALabel side-A
WIP 6478-BLabel side-B
SMX53071 3:39 2ASide A etched run-outs
SMX53072 3:36 2ASide B etched run-outs
MX-53071Side A label
MX-53072Side B label
SMX53811 5:12 ∙2ASide A handwritten runout
SMX53812 3:41 ∙2ASide B handwritten runout
MX-53811Side A label
MX-53812Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Island Records K7368 / Island Records WIP 6478First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Australia | Island Records X13009 / Island Records 12 WIP 6478First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1978 | France | Island Records 6172 549 / Philips 6172 549First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Island Records WIP 6478First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | France | Island Records 6172 5497", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1979 | France | Island Records 6172 5497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Island Records 100 308 / Island Records 100 308-1007", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Island Records 100.3087", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Island Records 100 3087", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Island Records 100 308 / Ariola Benelux B.V. 100.3087", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Island Records K 73687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Stir It Up are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in France, UK, Australia. One of them is Island Records 6172 549.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6172 549, WIP 6478, K7368, X13009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ISL 6172549 1 38 0 CIDIS and ISL 6172549 2 38 0 CIDIS A. 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.
