Vinyl pressings
by Emerson, Lake & Palmer · 1971
Stone Of Years was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
CO-22611-2 8-4-71 SRC (logo)Runout, side A
CO-22132-2 8-4-71 SRC (logo)Runout, side B
CO-22611 SPLabel, side A
CO-22132 SPLabel, side B
CO-22611-6 MR 🔺️ 85875Runout, side A
CO-22132-6 MR 🔺️ 85876Runout, side B
CO-22611 MOLabel, side A
CO-22132 MOLabel, side B
CO-22611-SPMono side label
ST-CO-22611-SPStereo side label
CO-22611 SPMono label
ST-CO-22611 SPStereo label
CO-22611-MOMono side label
ST-CO-22611-MOStereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Atlantic 45-44131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Cotillion COT 44131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL.81First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion 44131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion 45-44131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion 45-44131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion 45-44131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion 45-44131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion 45-44131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion 45-44131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-1087AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-1087AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Cotillion 441317", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | Argentina | Music Hall 40.0027", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Stone Of Years are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Japan, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Cotillion 45-44131, released August 6, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-44131, 44131, P-1087A, COT 44131) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CO-22611-2 8-4-71 SRC (logo) and CO-22132-2 8-4-71 SRC (logo). 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.
