US
May 1969- Label and catalog number
- Stax STA-0036
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Styrene
Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Floyd · 1969
Don't Tell Your Mama was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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-0153 A.I. G.C.Side A runout
ST-0154 AI G.C.Side B runout
ST-0153-PLA-Side Label
ST-0154-PLB-Side Label
ST-0153 SPA-Side Label
ST-0154 SPB-Side Label
ST-0153 2 A1 BC 0Side A [Etched]
ST-0154 2 A1 BC 0Side B [Etched]
ST-0153Side A [Label]
ST-0154Side B [Label]
STA-0036 AA-Side Runout Etching
STA-0036 BB-Side Runout Etching
ST-0153A-Side Label
ST-0154B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Stax KK-3155First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Stax STA. 0036XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Stax 1C 006-90 494First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Greece | Stax 45-M 11First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0036First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0036First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0036First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Stax STA-0036First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Unknown | Stax STA-0036First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Unknown | Stax STA-0036First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Turkey | Stateside TSS 4046First year7" | 7" |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0036First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0036First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0036First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0036First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Netherlands | Stax 2025 0387", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA 0036 / Stax STA 05153-PL7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-0036 / Stax ST 0153 PL7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-0036 / Stax ST 05153-PL7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-0036 / Stax ST 05153-PL7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-00367", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Acta 10637", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Stax STA-00367", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
31 vinyl pressings of Don't Tell Your Mama are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1969 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Turkey, Australia and more. One of them is Stax STA-0036, released May 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STA-0036, STAX 125, TSS 4046, KK-3155) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.