Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1969
The Rod Stewart Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SR 61237-A- M1 1-11 MRSide A runout stamped, 1-11, MR etched
SR 61237-B- M2 11-1 MRSide B runout stamped, 11-1, MR etched
SR 61237-A- M2 11-1 MRSide A runout stamped, 1-11, MR etched, Variant 1
SR 61237-B- M2 11-11 MRSide B runout stamped, 11-1, MR etched, Variant 1
SR 61237-A-M2 MRRunout A stamped / etched
SR 61237-B-M2 MRRunout B stamped / etched
SR 61237-A-M1 1T G.K.Runout A variant 1
SR 61237-B-M1 1T G.K.Runout B, variant 1
SR 61237-A-M1 S 1T B 5 G.K.Runout A, variant 2
SR 61237-B-M1 1T S B 2 G.K.Runout B, variant 2
SR 61237-A HSide A runout etched
SR 61237-B HSide B runout etched
SR 61237-A-M1 1-1A Side Stamped
SR 61237-B-M1-1-11B Side Stamped
MRA/B Sides, Etched, 180° From Matrix
847200. 1y. 2yS 1484.Side A runout etched
847200. 2y 2yS 1485.Side B runout etched
847200-1YSide A label
847200-2YSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Fontana 847 200 VTY / Fontana 847200 VTYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Mercury SR 61237 / Mercury SR.61237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Mercury SR 61237 / Mercury SR.61237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Mercury SR.61237First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Mercury 134 250 MCYFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Mercury SM-7303First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Mercury SR 61237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Mercury SR 61237 / Mercury SR-61237First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Mercury SR 61237 / Mercury SR-61237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Mercury SR 61237First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Mercury SR 61237 / Mercury SR.61237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Mercury SR 61237First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | US | Mercury SR 61237LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Colombia | Fontana 847200LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 847 200 VTYLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Mercury SFX-7341LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | Mercury SFX-7341LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Vertigo VO 4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | Vertigo 58 47 200LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR 61237 / Mercury SR-61237LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR 61237 / Mercury SR-61237LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 847 200 VTYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Vertigo 847 200 VTY / Vertigo VO4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Vertigo VO4 / Vertigo VO 4LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Mercury SR 61237 / Mercury SR.61237LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo VO 4 / Vertigo 847 200 VTYLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo VO 4 / Vertigo 847 200 VTYLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo VO 4 / Vertigo 847 200 VTYLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Mercury 6336 610LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Mercury PRICE 27LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Russia | Vinyl Lovers 900242LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Vertigo 535 513-2 / Vertigo 0600753551325LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Vertigo 535 513-2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9314 / Mercury 6338 960LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury 6338 960LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9314 / Mercury 6338 960LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 6336 610LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 6336 610LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Mercury SR 61237LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Scandinavia | Mercury 6336 610LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury ML-8001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury 830 572-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61237LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Mercury ML-8001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury ML-8001 / Mercury 6338 960LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61237 / Mercury ML-8001LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61237LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61237 / Mercury SR-61237LP, Album | LP, Album |
67 vinyl pressings of The Rod Stewart Album are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1969 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Mercury SR 61237, released November 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR 61237, 847 200 VTY, SR.61237, 134 250 MCY) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR 61237-A- M1 1-11 MR and SR 61237-B- M2 11-1 MR. 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.
