Vinyl pressings
by David Essex · 1973
Rock On was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 11 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.
S 65823 A5Side A Runout, stamped. Variant 1
S 65823 B5Side B Runout, stamped. Variant 1
S 65823 A1Side A Runout, stamped. Variant 2
S 65823 B5Side B Runout, stamped. Variant 2
S 65823 A1Side A runout, stamped variant 1
S 65823 B1Side B runout, stamped variant 1
S 65823 A1 ⋀Side A runout, stamped variant 2
S 65823 B5 ⋀Side B runout, stamped variant 2
S 65823 A5 CSide A runout variant 1
S 65823 B5 CSide B runout variant 1
S 65823 A1 2Side A runout stamped variant 2
S 65823 B1 C 3Side B runout stamped variant 2
S 65823 A5 20 DSide A runout, stamped variant 1
S 65823 B13E J 2Side B runout, stamped variant 1
S 65823 A5 21 BSide A runout, stamped variant 2
S 65823 B13E 8 BSide B runout, stamped variant 2
P PAL-32560-1ASide A runout, etched variant 1
P PBL-32560-1ASide B runout etched, variant 1
P PAL-32560-1A AL ̶3̶2̶7̶8̶2̶-1ASide A runout etched, variant 2
P 0 BL-32560-1B 1 ASide B runout etched, variant 2
º T AL-̶̷3̶̷2̶̷7̶̷8̶̷2̶̷-̶̷ -1A PAL-32560-1A A1A Side Etch exc º, AL-̶̷3̶̷2̶̷7̶̷8̶̷2̶̷-̶̷ -1A stamps - variant 1
º PAL-32560-1A \ T A 1B Side Etch exc º, A stamps - variant 1
º PAL-32560-1E 1T ΛA Side Etch exc º, Λ stamps - variant 2
º P BL-̶̷3̶̷2̶̷7̶̷8̶̷2̶̷-̶̷ -1B 1T 32560 CB Side Etch exc º, -̶̷3̶̷2̶̷7̶̷8̶̷2̶̷-̶̷ , C stamps - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234444First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234444First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 32560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 65823 / CBS CBS S 65823First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Greece | CBS S 65823 / CBS 65823First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Epic ECPL-109First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Epic ECPL-109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS S 65823First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Philippines | CBS KC 32560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1796First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | CBS S 65823 / CBS 65823First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S 65823 / CBS 65823First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S 65823 / CBS 65823LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S 65823 / CBS 65823First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | CBS 65823 / CBS S 65823First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3345LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia C 32560LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia C 32560LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia C 32560LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Rock On are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is CBS S 65823.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 65823, 65823, KC 32560, PC 32560) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S 65823 A5 and S 65823 B5. 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.
