US
June 1969- Label and catalog number
- Scepter Records SPS-574
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Keel Pressing
- Runout / matrix
SPS-574-A-1A K RLSide A runout
SPS-574-B-1A K RLSide B runout
SPS-574-ASide A label
SPS-574-BSide B label
Vinyl pressings
by Joseph · 1969
Stoned Age Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year. 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.
SPS-574-A-1A K RLSide A runout
SPS-574-B-1A K RLSide B runout
SPS-574-ASide A label
SPS-574-BSide B label
T SPS 574-A1BRunout etching side A variant 1
T SPS 574-B1BRunout etching side B variant 1
o T / SPS-574-A1B RL VRunout etched/stamped side A variant 2
o T / SPS-574-B-1B RLRunout etched/stamped side B variant 2
SPS 574-A1C 13112 RL MRRunout etching side A variant 1
SPS 574-B1C 13112 X RL MRRunout etching side B variant 1
T SPS 574-A1BRunout etching side A
T SPS 574-B1BRunout etching side B
SPS-574-A-1A K RLEtched in runout, side 1
SPS-574-B-1A K RLEtched in runout, side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | US | Scepter Records SRM/SPS-574 / Scepter Records SPS-574First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Scepter Records SPS-574First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Scepter Records SRM/SPS-574 / Scepter Records SPS-574First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Scepter Records SRM/SPS-574 / Scepter Records SPS-574First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Scepter Records SPS-574 / Scepter Records SRM/SPS.574First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Scepter Records SPS-574 / Scepter Records SRM/SPS.574First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Scepter Records 2C 062-91.964LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hungary | Still Looking Records SLR-004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5463 / Scepter Records LP 5463LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2014 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5463LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Scepter Records SPS-574 / Scepter Records SRM/SPS-574LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Stoned Age Man are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1969 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US. One of them is Scepter Records SPS-574, released June 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPS-574, SRM/SPS-574) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPS-574-A-1A K RL and SPS-574-B-1A K RL. 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.