Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1971
Stones / Crunchy Granola Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 15 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.
886-S-W-IRunout side A, variant 1
886-S-W-SRunout side B, variant 1
886-S-W-1 [signature] 2 1Runout side A, variant 2
886-S-W-8 [signature] 2 1Runout side B, variant 2
[Six-pointed asterisk]Stamped onto deadwax on both sides
886S-W-15· (etched) 1(stamped, sideways)A side deadwax
.887-S-W12 · (etched) 1(stamped, sideways)B side deadwax
886-S-W-IRunout A [etched]
886-S-W-4Runout B [etched]
.886-SLabel A
.887-SLabel B
886-S-W-10 [indistinguishable] 2 1
886-S-W-7 [indistinguishable] 2 1
2 886 - S - W - 6
2 886 - M - W - 4
U 886
U 887
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 1260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Austria | UNI Records 6073 037 / UNI Records MCS 5432First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | UNI Records 55310First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | UNI Records UNI 55310First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | France | Philips 6098 007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | UNI Records 6073 037 / UNI Records MC/S 5432First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Greece | UNI Records 6073037First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Ireland | UNI Records UN (I).536First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Italy | UNI Records 6073 037 / UNI Records MC/S 5432First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Netherlands | UNI Records 6073 037First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Norway | UNI Records 6073.037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Portugal | UNI Records 6073 037First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Portugal | UNI Records 6073 037 / UNI Records 6 073 037First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Spain | UNI Records 60 73 037First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | UK | UNI Records UN 536First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | MCA Records MCAS-0567", Single | 7", Single |
28 vinyl pressings of Stones / Crunchy Granola Suite are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1971 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Japan, Netherlands and more. One of them is UNI Records 55310.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 55310, UN 536, D-1139, 6073 037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 886-S-W-I and 886-S-W-S. 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.
