Vinyl pressings
by Joan Baez · 1975
Diamonds & Rust was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
50 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 24 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.
SP 4791 -REPL TML-S MR Δ19802(5)Variant 1 side A runout
SP 4792-M-1 TML-M MR Δ19802-X (2)Variant 1 side B runout
SP 4791-M-1 TML-M MR Δ19802 (1)Variant 2 side A runout
SP 4792-M-1 TML-M MR Δ19802-X (1)Variant 2 side B runout
T1 SP 4791 T1 TML-SA Side Etch exc ᴛᴍʟ-s stamp, variant 1
T1 SP 4792 T1 TML-MB Side Etch exc ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamp, variant 1
T1 SP 4791 T1 TML-SA Side Etch exc ᴛᴍʟ-s stamp, variant 2
T2 SP 4792 TML-M T2B Side Etch exc ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamp, variant 2
SP-4791A side label
SP-4792B side label
SP 4791 P1 TML-MA side var. 1
SP 4792 P1 TML-MB side var. 1
T1 A&M SP 4791- T5A side runout
T 1 AM SP 4792 T6..B side runout
SP-4791A side label
SP-4792B side label
AM S̶P̶ ̶4̶7̶9̶1̶ ̶ ̶R̶C̶A̶1̶-̶ ⊙ SP 4527A S̶P̶ ̶4̶5̶9̶7̶A̶ RCA1 Ⅰ[rotated 90*] /\IDA stamped, AM SP 4791 RCA1 ⊙, D etched variant 1
AM S̶P̶ ̶4̶7̶9̶2̶ ̶R̶C̶A̶1̶ SP 4527B RCA1 ⊙ Ⅰ[rotated 90*] /\IAB stamped, AM S̶P̶ ̶4̶7̶9̶2̶ ̶R̶C̶A̶1̶, ⊙, A etched variant 1
AM S̶P̶ ̶4̶7̶9̶1̶ ̶ ̶R̶C̶A̶1̶-̶ ⊙ SP 4527A S̶P̶ ̶4̶5̶9̶7̶A̶ RCA1 /\IDA stamped variant 2
AM S̶P̶ ̶4̶7̶9̶2̶ ̶R̶C̶A̶1̶ ⊙ SP 4527B Ⅰ[rotated 90*] 1 /\IDB stamped variant 2
AM SP 4791 RCA1 ⚇ Ⅰ A1DRunout Side A
AM SP 4792 RCA1 ⚇ Ⅰ A1ARunout Side B
SP-4791Label, Side A
SP-4792Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | A&M Records 8196First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L 35505 / A&M Records L-35,505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L 35505 / A&M Records L-35,505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | A&M Records SP-4791First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP 69840 / A&M Records SP-69840LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4527First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-69840LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Colombia | A&M Records AMS 5104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | A&M Records 985.014 / A&M Records 985 014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Philly Sound LP. 5505 / Philly Sound 5505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | A&M Records 89 049 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Nautilus Recordings NR 12 / A&M Records NR 12LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Nautilus Recordings NR 12 / A&M Records NR 12LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Nautilus Recordings NR 12 / A&M Records NR 12LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | A&M Records AMNP 119LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | A&M Records 393 233-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Australia | A&M Records L 19147LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-238LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USA & Canada | A&M Records LP43198 / Universal LP43198LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Analogue Productions APF 175-45LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2025 | US | Analogue Productions APF 175-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2025 | Europe | Proper UMCLP075LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69840LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69840LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Colombia | A&M Records AM 5104LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMNP 119LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64527LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records 393 233-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 393 233-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 393 233-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | A&M Records HMLH 64527 / A&M Records AMNP 119LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Netherlands | A&M Records AMLH 64527LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | 雅音 AR - 5062LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Turkey | Philly Sound LP.5505LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | A&M Records SP-3233LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3233LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4527LP, Album | LP, Album |
97 vinyl pressings of Diamonds & Rust are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4527.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4527, QU-54527, AMLH 64527, 8196) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 4791 -REPL TML-S MR Δ19802(5) and SP 4792-M-1 TML-M MR Δ19802-X (2). 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.
