Vinyl pressings
by Stephen Stills · 1975
Stephen Stills Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 11 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-753505 BBB AT GP – 1 PRCA Side Etched Variant 1
ST-A-753506- BBB - 1-11 PRCB Side Etched Variant 1
ST-A-753505 BBB AT GP – 1-111 PRCA Side Etched Variant 2
ST-A-753506- BBB - 1 PRCB Side Etched Variant 2
ST-A-753505-BB AT GP ∆20264 (4) PRA-side runout, etched
ST-A-753506-BB ∆20264-X (3) PRB-side runout, etched
ST-A-753505-MOA-side label
ST-A-753506-MOB-side label
ST-A-753505B AT4 0-1 SP PRElectric Side
STA 75 3506B 0-1 SP PRAcoustic Side
ST-A-753505 B AA PRVariant 1, Side A runout, etched
ST-75 3506- B PRVariant 1, Side B runout, etched
ST-A-753505 B AT SP PRVariant 2, Side A runout, etched
ST-A-753506-B PRVariant 2, Side B runout, etched
ST-A-753505 B ATA GRT PRSide A runout
ST-75 3506- B GRT PRSide B runout
ST-A-753505 GRSide A label
ST-A-753506 GRSide B label
K·50214·A1 A 5 ARUNSide A
K·50214·B1 A 7Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50.214 / Atlantic 50214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 214 (Z)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-10095AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-10095AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD18156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50214First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 18156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | AtlanticLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 18156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 18156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Atlantic W 50214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 214LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Greece | Atlantic 50214LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 18156LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 18156LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Stephen Stills Live are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Italy and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18156, released December 4, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18156, K 50214, W 50214, ATL 50214) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-753505 BBB AT GP – 1 PRC and ST-A-753506- BBB - 1-11 PRC. 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.
