Vinyl pressings
by Organized Konfusion · 1994
Stress was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1994, the album's first year. 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.
6̶6̶2̶-̶0̶-̶5̶-̶A̶-̶R̶E̶1̶ 1-1 STED-66215-0-A2 "KEV" MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRCRunout Grooves Side A
ST-ED-66215-0-B̶1̶2̶1 F̶-̶1̶ 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally SRCRunout Grooves Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Hollywood BASIC HB 66215-0First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | US | Elektra ST ED 66215-012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Hollywood BASIC HB 66215-012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Slice-of-Spice SSR-0537", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered |
| 2018 | US | Slice-of-Spice SSR-0537", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Slice-of-Spice SSR-0537", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2018 | US | Slice-of-Spice SSR-0537", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2018 | US | Slice-of-Spice SSR-0537", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Slice-of-Spice SSR-0537", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Boom Bap BBC-08012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Hollywood BASIC HB-66215-012" | 12" |
11 vinyl pressings of Stress are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1994 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in US. One of them is Hollywood BASIC HB 66215-0.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HB 66215-0) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6̶6̶2̶-̶0̶-̶5̶-̶A̶-̶R̶E̶1̶ 1-1 STED-66215-0-A2 "KEV" MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRC and ST-ED-66215-0-B̶1̶2̶1 F̶-̶1̶ 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally SRC. 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.
