Vinyl pressings
by Starbuck · 1977
Rock 'N Roll Rocket was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PS-2027-A BEST STERLINGSide A runout
PS-2027-B BEST STERLINGSide B runout
PS 2027-A BWSide A label
PS 2027-B BWSide B label
PS-2027-A MR △22228 (1) STERLINGSide A runout
PS-2027-B MR △22228-X (1) STERLINGSide B runout
PS 2027-ASide A label
PS 2027-BSide B label
T1 PS-2027-A-1 STERLINGSide A runout
T1 PS-2027-B-1 STERLINGSide B runout
PS 2027-ASide A label
PS 2027-BSide B label
PS-2027-A BESTEtched Side 1
STERLINGStamped Side 1
PS-2027-B BESTEtched Side 2
STERLINGStamped Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Private Stock PS 2027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Private Stock PS 2027-VFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Private Stock 1C 064-99 249 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-99 249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Mexico | Private Stock SLEM-728First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Private Stock PS 2027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Private Stock 10 C 062-99249 / Private Stock 10C062-99.249First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Sweden | Private Stock 7C 062-99249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Private Stock PVLP 1023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Private Stock PS 2027First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Private Stock PS 2027 / Private Stock 06 PS 2027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Private Stock PS 2027 / Private Stock 06 PS 2027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Private Stock PS 2027 / Private Stock 06 PS 2027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Private Stock PS 2027 / Private Stock 06 PS 2027LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Japan | Private Stock EMS-80863First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Rock 'N Roll Rocket are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Private Stock PS 2027, released May 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PS 2027, PVLP 1023, PS 2027-V, 1C 064-99 249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PS-2027-A BEST STERLING and PS-2027-B BEST STERLING. 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.
