Vinyl pressings
by Mick Jagger · 1987
Primitive Cool was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 20 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.
B 01-460123-2A-1 AL.40919-IABRunout side A, variant 1
C 01-460123-2B-1 BL·40919-IABRunout side B, variant 1
A 01-460123-2A-1 AL⋅40919-IABRunout side A, variant 2
B 01-460123-2B-1 BL-40919-IABRunout side B, variant 2
A 01-460123-2A-1 AL.40919-IABSide 1
01-460123-1B-1 BL.40919-IAASide 2
01-460123-2A-1 AL·40919-1AB CRunout side A
01-460123-1B-1 BL·40919-1AA BRunout side B
01-460123-1Label side A
01-460123-2Label side B
01-460123-2A-1 AL·40919-1AB DRunout side A
01-460123-1B-1 BL·40919-1AA ARunout side B
01-460123-1Label side A
01-460123-2Label side B
AL 40919-1CDMM G2 STERLING DMM GC SEE A DENTIST A2Variant 1- This Side Runout
BL40919-1A G3 PACK A TOOTHBRUSH STERLING DMM GC B4Variant 1- Other Side Runout
AL 40919-1CDMM G6 STERLING DMM GC SEE A DENTIST B13Variant 2- This Side Runout
BL40919-1A G[scratchout]5 PACK A TOOTHBRUSH STERLING DMM GC A1Variant 2- Other Side Runout
460123.1.A1
460123-1-B2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Columbia 120-954 / Discos CBS 120-954First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Argentina | Columbia 120-954 / Discos CBS 120-954First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Australia | CBS 460123 1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Brazil | CBS 231027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Colombia | CBS 142077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 460123 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS 460123 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS 460123 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | CBS CBS 460123-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Hong Kong | CBS CYA 1229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Israel | CBS CBS 460123-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Mexico | CBS CLS-460123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Peru | CBS Columbia S.E. 8917 / CBS Discos S.E. 8917First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Portugal | CBS CBS 460123 1 / CBS 460123 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | CBS ASF 3169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Universal Music Group International 0602508118449 / Rolling Stones Records 0811844LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2019 | Japan | Promotone B.V. UIJY-75145LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Amiga 460 123 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Amiga 460 123 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | UK | CBS 460123 1LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Primitive Cool are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1987 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is CBS CBS 460123 1, released September 14, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 460123 1, 460123 1, OC 40919, 28AP 3380) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B 01-460123-2A-1 AL.40919-IAB and C 01-460123-2B-1 BL·40919-IAB. 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.
