Vinyl pressings
by Nas · 2001
Stillmatic was first pressed on vinyl in 2001. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2001, the album's first year, in 2 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.
AL-86314-1A STERLING RJSide A runout, variant 1
BL-86314-1A STERLING RJSide B runout, variant 1
AL-86315-1A STERLING RJSide C runout, variant 1
BL-86315-1A STERLING RJSide D runout, variant 1
Nas-A1 DCHARLESHand-etched Side A
Nas-A2 DCHARLESHand-etched Side B
Nas-B1 DCHARLESHand-etched Side C
Nas-B2 DCHARLESHand-etched Side D
5041761003 1A1Runout side A, stamped
5041761003 1B1Runout side B, stamped
5041761003 1C1Runout side C, stamped
5041761003 1D1Runout side D, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Europe | Columbia 504176 1 / Columbia COL 504176 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2001 | US | Columbia C2 85736 / Ill Will Records C2 85736First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2001 | US | Not On Label (Nas) NASFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | US | Columbia C2S 56856 / Columbia C 56858LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2002 | US | Columbia C2S 56856 / Columbia C 56858LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2002 | US | Columbia C2S 56857 / Columbia C 56860LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Get On Down GET51333-LP / Columbia GET51333-LPLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Get On Down GET51333-LPLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Get On Down GET51451-LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | US | Get On Down GET51451-LPLP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Stillmatic are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2001 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2001, in US, Europe. One of them is Columbia C2 85736.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C2 85736, NAS, 504176 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-86314-1A STERLING RJ and BL-86314-1A STERLING RJ. 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.
