Vinyl pressings
by Booker T & The MG's · 1963
Chinese Checkers / Plum-Nellie was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
STX-7073 S-1101 [Phillips ♢ SM]Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
STX-7074 S-1102 [Phillips ♢ SM]Runout, side B, etched, except [stamped]
STX-7073Label side A
STX-7074Label side B
STX-7073 AT W [Block-shaped S]Runout, side A
STX-7074 AT W [Block-shaped S]Runout, side B
STX-7073Label, side A
STX-7074Label, side B
[MR stamp] STX-7073-21 AT △48564 WSide A Runout
[MR stamp] STX-7074-21 AT △48564 WSide B Runout
S-1101 Phillips◊smA side runout
S-1102 Phillips◊smB side runout
STX-1101A side label
STX-1102B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Atlantic AK-436First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Stax Z-137First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-436First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | London Records HLK9784First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | London American Recordings HLK 9784First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Stax S-137First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Stax S-137First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Stax S-137First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Stax S-137First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Stax S-137First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Stax 6010267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1968 | UK | Stax 6010267", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Stax S-1377", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Chinese Checkers / Plum-Nellie are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Stax S-137, released June 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-137, HLK9784, HLK 9784, AK-436) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STX-7073 S-1101 [Phillips ♢ SM] and STX-7074 S-1102 [Phillips ♢ SM]. 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.
