Vinyl pressings
by Mick Jagger · 1992
Sweet Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1992, the album's first year, in 4 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.
WMME Alsdorf 756 785797-0-A H1 5Side A runout, stamped [etched: H1 5]
WMME Alsdorf 756 785797-0-B HG 4Side A runout, stamped [etched: HG 4]
WMME Alsdorf 756 787410-7-ARunout side A
WMME Alsdorf 756 787410-7-BRunout side B
WMME Alsdorf 756 787410-7-ARunout side A
WMME Alsdorf 756 787410-7-BRunout side B
ST-A63789DMM-1 TD PrecisionA-side runout
ST-A63797DMM-1 SP1=1 TD PrecisionB-side runout
ST-A-63789-SPA-side label
ST-A-63790-SPB-side label
ST-A-63789DMM-1 SP1-1 TD PrecisionA-side runout
ST-A-63797DMM-1 SP1=1 TD PrecisionB-side runout
ST-A-63789-SPA-side label
ST-A-63797-SPB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Europe | Atlantic 7567-85797-0 / Atlantic A7410TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1992 | Europe | Atlantic 7567-87410-7 / Atlantic A7410First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1992 | Europe | Atlantic 7567-87410-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1992 | France | Carrere Music 7567-87410-7 / Atlantic A 7410First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1992 | Mexico | Atlantic PRO 722First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1992 | US | Atlantic 7-87410First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1992 | US | Atlantic 7-87410First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1993 | Germany | Atlantic 7567-85772-012" | 12" |
| 1993 | US | Atlantic 0-8579712" | 12" |
| 1993 | US | Atlantic DMD 196012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | US | Atlantic 0-8577512", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1993 | US | Atlantic DMD 196012", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1993 | UK | Atlantic A 7410 / Atlantic 7567-87410-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1993 | UK | Atlantic A7410T12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Sweet Thing are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1992 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in Europe, US, France, Mexico. One of them is Atlantic 7567-85797-0.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7567-85797-0, 7567-87410-7, 7-87410, PRO 722) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WMME Alsdorf 756 785797-0-A H1 5 and WMME Alsdorf 756 785797-0-B HG 4. 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.
