Vinyl pressings
by Mel & Tim · 1972
Starting All Over Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 7 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.
STXM-0152-6 SM-00936 ARP L.NIXA-side runout etching
STXM-0153-6 ARP SM-00937 L.NIXB-side runout etching
SM-00936A-side label
SM-00937B-side label
STXM-0152-7 SM-00936 SON L.NIX S-2643A-Side Runout Etching
STXM-0153-7 SM-00937 L.NIX SON S-2644B-Side Runout Etching
SM-00936A-Side Label
SM-00937B-Side Label
SM-00936-PLA
SM-00937-PLB
STXM-0152-2 SM-00936 PP L.NIXA-side runout, variation 1
STXM-0153-2 SM-00937 PP L.NIXB-side runout, variation 1
STXM-0152-2 SM-00936 PP L.NIXA-side runout, variation 2
STXM-0153-2 SM-00 ̶9̶0̶6̶ 937 PP L.NIXB-side runout, variation 2
STXM-0152-3 SM-00936 MR L.NIX △88397Side A runout, variant 1
STXM-0153-4 SM-00937 MR L.NIX △88397-XSide B runout, variant 1
STXM-0152-3 SM-00936 MR L.NIX △88397Side A runout, variant 2
STXM-0153-3 SM-00937 MR L.NIX △88397-XSide B runout, variant 2
STXM-0152-14 SM-00936 -1 L.NIX TIA-Side Runout Etching
STXM-0153-14 SM-00937 -1 L.NIX TIB-Side Runout Etching
SM-00936A-Side Label
SM-00937B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Stax 2025 125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Stax STA-0127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Stax STA-0127First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Canada | Stax STA-0127-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Germany | Stax 2025 125First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Stax 2025 125First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Spain | Stax 20 25 125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Stax 2025-125First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Stax 2025-125First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Stax STA-0127First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Stax STA-0127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Stax STA-0127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Stax STA-0127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Stax STA-0127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Stax STA-0127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Stax STAX 8167", 45 RPM, Mono, Reissue · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-01277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-01277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-01277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-01277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-01277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-01277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA-01277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
30 vinyl pressings of Starting All Over Again are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1972 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Stax STA-0127, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STA-0127, 2025-125, 2025 125, 20 25 125) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STXM-0152-6 SM-00936 ARP L.NIX and STXM-0153-6 ARP SM-00937 L.NIX. 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.
