Vinyl pressings
by Stealers Wheel · 1973
Star / What More Could You Want was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 12 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.
p(stamped/inverted) 2567-S P-1(scribed) STERLING(stamped) RL(scribed)A side deadwax - variant 1
p(stamped/inverted) 2568-S P-2(scribed)B side deadwax - variant 1
p(stamped/inverted) 2567-S P-2(scribed) STERLING(stamped) RL(scribed)A side deadwax - variant 2
p(stamped/inverted) 2568-S P-2(scribed)B side deadwax - variant 2
2567-S T-I TII RL STERLINGRunout A
2568-S T-2 IIIRunout B
A&M-2567-S 2-M [MR(circled)] △92932Runout side A, etched [stamped]
A&M-2568-S 2-M [MR(circled)] △92932-XRunout side B, etched [stamped]
2567-SA-Side Label
2568-SB-Side Label
A&M-2567-S 3-M MR Δ92932A-Side Runout Etching
A&M 2567 2-M MR Δ92931B-Side Runout Etching
2567-SA-Side Label
2567B-Side Label
AMS 7094 A1 KIP ZA-side runout, etched
AMS 7094 B-1B-side runout, etched
AMS 7094-ALabel side A
AMS 7094-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Angola | A&M Records 8E 006-95474 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Australia | A&M Records K-5396First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Brazil | A&M Records S7AM-5109First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1483-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1483 / A&M Records AM1483First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | France | A&M Records 625 008 / A&M Records 625 008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Germany | A&M Records 13 078 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | A&M Records 13 078 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Portugal | A&M Records 8E 006-95 474 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | South Africa | A&M Records AMRS 1080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Spain | A&M Records 13.078-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7094First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7094First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records AM-1483-S / A&M Records AM1483First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | A&M Records AM-1483-S / A&M Records AM14837", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | A&M Records AM-1483-S7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records AM1483 / A&M Records AM-1483-S7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | A&M Records 1483-S7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
29 vinyl pressings of Star / What More Could You Want are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1973 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Angola, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records AM-1483-S.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AM-1483-S, 1483-S, AMS 7094, 8E 006-95474 MF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p(stamped/inverted) 2567-S P-1(scribed) STERLING(stamped) RL(scribed) and p(stamped/inverted) 2568-S P-2(scribed). 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.
