Vinyl pressings
by Rush · 1976
All The World's A Stage was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SRM 27508-A5 JAMFSide 1 Runout
SRM 27508- D̶-̶5̶ B5 JAMFSide 2 Runout
S̶R̶N̶-̶2̶7̶0̶8̶ ̶B̶-̶5̶ -27508-C5 JAMFSide 3 Runout
SRM 27508-C̶-̶5̶ D-5 JAMFSide 4 Runout
SRM 27508-A5 JAMFSide A runout, variant 1
SRM 27508-B5 JAMFSide B runout, variant 1
SRM 27508-C5 JAMFSide C runout, variant 1
SRM 27508-D5 JAMFSide D runout, variant 1
SRM 27508-A5 JAMFSide 1 Runout Variant 1
SRM 27508-B5 JAMFSide 2 Runout Variant 1
SRM 27508-C5 JAMFSide 3 Runout Variant 1
SRM 27508-D5 JAMFSide 4 Runout Variant 1
SRM-2-7508 A-1 CT T1 JAMFVariant 1, etched in runout A, JAMF is stamped
SRM-2-7508-B1 CT T1 JAMFVariant 1, etched in runout B, JAMF is stamped
SRM-2-7508-C2 CT T3 JAMFVariant 1, etched in runout C, JAMF is stamped
SRM-2-7508-B1 CT T1 JAMFVariant 1, etched in runout D, JAMF is stamped
SRM-2-7508 A-5 JAMF S2Runout side A, variant 1
SRM-2-7508-B6 JAMF S1Runout side B, variant 1
SRM-2-7508-C6 JAMF S1Runout side C, variant 1
SRM-2-7508-D5 JAMF S1Runout side D, variant 1
SRM-2-7508 A-CP8 MASTERDISK GKA Side Etch, except MASTERDISK Stamp, Variant 1 & 3
SRM-2-7508 A-CT7 2T MASTERDISK GKA Side Etch, except MASTERDISK Stamp, Variant 2
SRM-2-7508 B-CT8 T MASTERDISK GKB Side Etch, except MASTERDISK Stamp, Variants 1 & 2
SRM-2-7508 B-CP9 MASTERDISK GKB Side Etch, except MASTERDISK Stamp, Variant 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury SRM-2-7508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury SRM-2-7508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury SRM-2-7508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Mercury SFX-10012~13First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Mercury SFX-10012~13First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mercury 6643 040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mercury 6643 040First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mercury 6643 040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mercury 6643 040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mercury 6643 040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mercury 6643 040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mercury 6643 040 / Mercury 9286 523First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Mercury 6672 015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Mercury 6672 015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Mercury 6672 015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Mercury 6672 015 33LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Mercury PRID1 / Mercury 6672 015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Mercury PRID1 / Mercury 6672 015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Mercury 822 552-1 M-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Germany | Mercury 6672 015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | USA & Canada | Anthem B0022370-01 / Mercury B0022370-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | USA & Canada | Anthem B0022370-01 / Mercury B0022370-01LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | UK & Europe | Mercury 00602547116154 / Anthem 00602547116154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | USA & Canada | Anthem B0022370-01 / Mercury B0022370-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Anthem ANR-2-1005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Anthem ANR-2-1005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Anthem ANR-2-1005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 6672 015 / Mercury 6338 771/2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 6672 015 / Mercury 6672 015..33LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Mercury 6672 015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-2-7508LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-2-7508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-2-7508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-2-7508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-2-7508 / Mercury 422-822 552-1 M-2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-2-7508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-2-7508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-2-7508LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-2-7508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
79 vinyl pressings of All The World's A Stage are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Canada, US, UK, Japan and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-2-7508.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-2-7508, 6672 015, SFX-10012~13, 6643 040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRM 27508-A5 JAMF and SRM 27508- D̶-̶5̶ B5 JAMF. 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.
