Vinyl pressings
by Everly Brothers · 1972
Stories We Could Tell was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
APRS-8442-11S GW HRunout A variant 1
APRS-8443-10S GW HRunout B variant 1
APRS-8442-20S AE HRunout A variant 2
APRS-8443-22S AE HRunout B variant 2
APRS-8442-14S I GE A1Side A runout, variant 1
APRS-8443-14S GE I A2Side B runout, variant 1
APRS-8442-14S I GE A1Side A runout, variant 2
APRS-8443-14S GE I A1Side B runout, variant 2
APRS-8442-13S A1A RA-Side Runout Etching
APRS-8443-13S A2B RB-Side Runout Etching
APRS-8442Side A Label Matrix
APRS-8443Side B Label Matrix
APRS-8442-14S I GE A1Side A runout, variant 1
APRS-8443-14S GE I A2Side B runout, variant 1
APRS-8442-14S I ‒ GE A2Side A runout, variant 2
APRS-8443-14S GE 1 ‒ A2Side B runout, variant 2
APRS 8442-1E A1YSide A runout variant 1
APRS 8443-1E A1WSide B runout variant 1
APRS 8442-1E A1 A/BSide A runout, stamped variant 2
APRS 8443-2E A1 C DDSide B runout, etched variant 2
SIDE 1 APRS 8442-1E AIB
SIDE 2 APRS 8443-1E AIB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | RCA Victor MLSP-4620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | RCA LSP-4620First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Europe | RCA LSP-4620 / RCA LSA 4620First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | RCA Victor 443 040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-4620 / RCA Victor LSA 4620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA LSP-4620 / RCA LSP 4620First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA LSP-4620 / RCA LSP 4620First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | RCA RCA-6009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | RCA Victor LSP-4620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | RCA International INTS 1474 / RCA INTS 1474First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | RCA Victor SF 8270First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | RCA International INTS 1474 / RCA INTS 1474First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4620First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4620 / RCA Victor 5/LSP4620First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Italy | RCA NL 84620LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records LSP-4620LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2003 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records LSP-4620LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1142 / RCA Camden SF 8270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Stories We Could Tell are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1972 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-4620.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-4620, INTS 1474, SF 8270, MLSP-4620) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APRS-8442-11S GW H and APRS-8443-10S GW H. 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.
