UK
1969- Label and catalog number
- Ember Records EMB S 262
- Format
- 7"
Vinyl pressings
by Lee Lynch · 1969
Stay Awhile 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.
9 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
SU -109-A P-1969
SU -109-B P-1969
SU-109-A P-1969Runout side A
SU-109-B P-1969Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | W & G WG-S.8194First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Belgium | Supreme Records S 109First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Belgium | Supreme Records S 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Ember Records 14 334 ATFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Ember Records 5C 006-90281 M / Supreme Records S 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Ember Records EMB S 262First year7" | 7" |
| 1969 | UK | Ember Records EMB S2627", Single, 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Promo · Test pressing, Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Promo · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1969 | UK | Ember Records EMB S262First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | Supreme Records S. 109 / Ember Records Supreme 109First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Belgium | Supreme Records NR 1067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | Belgium | Supreme Records S.106 / Supreme Records NR 1067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Supreme Records S 1097", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | UK | Supreme Records S-109 / Ember Records S-1097", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Buddah Records BDA 1337", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Stay Awhile are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Australia, Belgium, Germany and more. One of them is Ember Records EMB S 262.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMB S 262, S. 109, EMB S262, WG-S.8194) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.