Vinyl pressings
by Jean Knight · 1971
Mr. Big Stuff 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.
32 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 15 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.
SM-00565 SRC M Hc 3-16-71A-Side Runout Etching
SM-00566 M Hc 3-16-71B-Side Runout Etching
SM-00565 SPA-Side Label
SM-00566 SPB-Side Label
SM-00565 M HCSide A runout
SM-00566 M HCSide B runout
SM-00565-PLSide A label
SM-00566-PLSide B label
SM-00565Side A Label
SM-00566Side B Label
SM-00565 M hcA side deadwax - scribed
SM-00566 M hcB side deadwax - scribed
SM-00565 MR M HC ∆84312Side A runout
SM-00566 MR M HC ∆84312-XSide B runout
SM-00565Label A
SM-00566Label B
SM-00565 Mhc 84312Runout Side A Etched
SM-00566 Mhc 84312Runout Side B Etched
SM-00565Side A Label
SM-00566Side B Label
SM-00565 M HCRunout, Side A, Etched
SM-00566 M HCRunout, Side B, Etched
SM-00565-PLSide A Label
SM-00566-PLSide B 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 | Stax 2025 049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Brazil | Stax 2161 009First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Canada | Stax STA-0088First year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | Canada | Stax STA-0088First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Chile | Stax 2025 049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Stax 2025 049First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Stax 2025 049 / Stax 2025049First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0088First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0088First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0088First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0088First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0088First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0088First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Stax 2025 049First year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | Spain | Stax SN-20578First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Stax STAX 8047", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Written Records WRP 104Flexi-disc, 7", Shape, Single Sided | Flexi-disc, 7", Shape, Single Sided |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Stax 2025 0497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Argentina | Stax 2161 0097", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Stax 2025 0497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Stax STAT80412", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Ghana | Polydor Records Limited (Ghana) 2025 0497", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-00887", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-00887", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Japan | Stax DW 10447", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Nigeria | Polydor 20250497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Pye Records STXS 20337", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Stax STA-00887", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
50 vinyl pressings of Mr. Big Stuff are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1971 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Greece, Italy and more. One of them is Stax STA-0088, released March 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STA-0088, 2025-049, 45-M 28, 2025049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SM-00565 SRC M Hc 3-16-71 and SM-00566 M Hc 3-16-71. 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.
