Vinyl pressings
by Stephen Stills · 1971
Stephen Stills 2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 16 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.
ST-A-712221EE [Artisan logo] [MR circled] △16247 PRVariant 1, side A runout
ST-A-712222CC [Artisan logo] [MR circled] △16247-X PRVariant 1, side B runout
ST-A-712221DD [Artisan logo] [MR circled] △16247 PRVariant 2, side A runout
ST-A-712222DD [Artisan logo] [MR circled] △16247-X PRVariant 2, side B runout
ST-A-712221 DDD-1 [Artisan logo] D PRA Side runout, variant 1
ST-A-712222 DDD-1-11 [Artisan logo] D PRB Side runout, variant 1
ST-A-712221DDD-1 [Artisan logo] PR DA Side runout, variant 2
ST-A-712222EEE-1 #1 [Artisan logo] PR DB Side runout, variant 2
ST-A-712221 DRunout side A
ST-A-712222 DRunout side B
ST-A-712221 PRLabel side A
ST-A-712222 PRLabel side B
ST-A-712221 GGG-1-111 CBS ⒶA Side Etch, except Artisan logo "Ⓐ" Stamp and SRC signature -> Specialty Records Corporation ( (Stamped, Large S with the R and C in the loops)
ST-A-712222-GGG-1 CBS ⒶB Side Etch, except Artisan logo "Ⓐ" Stamp and SRC signature -> Specialty Records Corporation ( (Stamped, Large S with the R and C in the loops)
ST-A-712221 GGG SRC ⒶA Side Etch, except Artisan logo "Ⓐ" Stamp and SRC logo Variant 1
ST-A-712222-GGG SRC ⒶB Side Etch, except Artisan logo "Ⓐ" Stamp and SRC logo Variant 1
St-a-712221 pr-1aSide A & B runout
ST-A-712221CTHLabel side A
ST-A-712221CTHLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7206 / Atlantic SD-7206First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | ATCO Records 2401 013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7206First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7206LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7206LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Colombia | Atlantic 2400179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Atlantic 50 007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic 50 007 / Atlantic 50.007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Atlantic K 50007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8132AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8132AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Mexico | Atlantic 20025 / Atlantic 2400 179First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Philippines | Atlantic SD 7206First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-74First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Atlantic 2401013 / Atlantic 2401 013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7206LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic 50 007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 7206LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-2085LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40249LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40249LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40249LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40249LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7206LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7206LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic sd-7206LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Not On Label ST 712221LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7206LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
58 vinyl pressings of Stephen Stills 2 are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1971 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, South Africa, Taiwan and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 7206, released July 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7206, SD 77206, 2401013, K 40249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-712221EE [Artisan logo] [MR circled] △16247 PR and ST-A-712222CC [Artisan logo] [MR circled] △16247-X PR. 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.
