Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Mann · 1970
Stone Flute was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 6 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-EM691745-1A CTH TSide A runout, variant 1
ST-EM691746-1A CTH TSide B runout, variant 1
ST-EM691745-1A CTH T A6Side A runout, variant 2
ST-EM691746-1A CTH T A6Side B runout, variant 2
ST-EM-691745-MOLabel, side A
ST-EM-691746-MOLabel, side B
ST-EM-691745-B AT GP PR-SPSide A runout
ST-EM-691746-A AT aB W [SRC logo]Side B runout
ST-EM-691745 SPSide A label
ST-EM-691746 SPSide B label
STEM-671745-A AT aB WSide A runout
STEM-671746-A AT aB WSide B runout
ST-EM-691745 PRSide A label
ST-EM-691746 PRSide B label
ST-EM-691745-A [SRC logo] AT aB WRunout side A
ST-EM-691746-A AT [SRC logo] aB WRunout side B
ST-EM-691745 SPCenter label side A
ST-EM-691746 SPCenter label side B
ST-EM-691745 PRLabel, side A
ST-EM-691746 PRLabel, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Embryo Records SD 520 / Cotillion SD 520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Embryo Records SD 520First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Embryo Records SD 520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Atlantic ATS ST 05521 / Embryo Records ATS ST 05521First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9224First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Atlantic 2465 008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Embryo Records SD 520First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Embryo Records SD 520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Embryo Records SD 520First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Embryo Records SD 520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Embryo Records SD 520First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Embryo Records SD 520First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Embryo Records SD 520LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Embryo Records SD 520LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | South Africa | Atlantic ATL 1096LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Embryo Records SD 520LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Embryo Records SD 520LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Embryo Records SD 520LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Embryo Records SD 520LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Stone Flute are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Embryo Records SD 520, released January 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 520, 2465 008, ATS ST 05521, ATC 9224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-EM691745-1A CTH T and ST-EM691746-1A CTH T. 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.
