Vinyl pressings
by Electric Light Orchestra · 1977
Turn To Stone was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 18 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.
UP 36313 A-1U 2A side runout, stamped
UP 36313 B-1U GD 1B side runout, stamped
UP 36313ALabel, A side
UP 36313BLabel, B side
UP 36313 A - 1U RT 2A-side runout variant 1
UP 36313 B - 1U GR 1B-side runout variant 1
UP 36313 A - 1U RD 2A-side runout variant 2
UP 36313 B - 1U R 1B-side runout variant 2
UP 36313 A - 2U LR ALLEN 2A-side runout, variant 1
UP 36313 B - 2U GGO ALLEN 2B-side runout, variant 1
UP 36313 A-2U LA ALLEN 1A-side runout, variant 2
UP 36313 B-1U LH 5B-side runout, variant 2
T JTST- 19239-1 SR/2Runout side A, variant 1
T JTST- 14 522-1 SR/2Runout side B, variant 1
T1 JTST- 19239-2 SR/2Runout side A, variant 2
T JTST- 14 522-1 SR/2Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Jet Records K 6955First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Austria | United Artists Records 36 313 AFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Austria | United Artists Records 36 313 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 006-60162First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 006-60162First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | Canada | Jet Records JTXW 1099First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | Jet Records JTXW 10997", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| 1977 | Canada | Jet Records JTXW 1099First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | France | United Artists Records UP 36.313 / Jet Records UP 36.313First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | France | United Artists Records UP 36.313 / Jet Records UP 36.313First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | United Artists Records 36 313 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Guatemala | United Artists Records JT-XW 1099First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Guatemala | United Artists Records JT-XW 1099First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Ireland | United Artists Records UP 36313First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | Italy | Jet Records UAN 40514First year7" | 7" |
47 vinyl pressings of Turn To Stone are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Jet Records UP 36313, released October 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UP 36313, JT-XW1099, K 6955, 36 313 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UP 36313 A-1U 2 and UP 36313 B-1U GD 1. 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.
