Vinyl pressings
by Stephen Stills · 1976
Still Stills: The Best Of Stephen Stills 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.
15 pressings came out in 1976, 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-763735-1A-2HD:Side 1 runout -- etched
ST-A-763736-1A-2HD:Side 1 runout -- etched
ST-A763735-Side 1 -- bottom of label
ST-A763736-Side 2 -- bottom of label
ST-A-763736-DD @TGN <I 21776(1) (PR)Side One
ST-A-763736-DD @TGN <I 21776-X(1)Side Two
ST-A-763735-DDD @T GN PRC (PR)Side A runout etched, variant 1
ST-A 763736-EEE +1 CT iIP TL PRC (PR)Side B runout etched, variant 1
ST-A-763735-DDD-1@tGP PRC (PR)Side A, etched, variant 2
ST-A-763736-EEE t1 @GP TL PRC (PR)Side B, etched, variant 2
ST-A-763735-D @t GP (PR)Side A etched
ST-A-763736-E T @t GP TL (PR) PSide B etched
ST-A-763735-PRLabel Side One
ST-A-763736-PRLabel Side Two
ST-A-763735-DD @tGP △21776(2) (PR)Side A runout etched
ST-A-763736-DD @tGP △21776-X(1) (PR)Side B runout etched
MRBoth sides stamped
ST-A-763735-MOSIde A label
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 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18201First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 327 / Atlantic SD 18 201First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Atlantic W 50327First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-10293AFirst yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-10293AFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL50327First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 18201First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 50327First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18201First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18201LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18201First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18201First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Uruguay | Atlantic 113.089 / Atlantic ST-A-763736LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18201First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18201First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic SD 18201LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 327LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Still Stills: The Best Of Stephen Stills are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Canada, UK, US, France and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18201, released December 2, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18201, K 50327, 50327, HATS 421-234) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-763735-1A-2HD: and ST-A-763736-1A-2HD:. 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.
