Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Nicks · 1985
Rock A Little was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 22 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-MR-855863-B [SRC logo] 1-1 SM1-1 Precision SMSide A runout, variant 1
ST-MR-855864-B [SRC logo] 1-2 SM2-3 Precision SMSide B runout, variant 1
ST-MR-855863-A [SRC logo] 1-4 Precision SMSide A runout, variant 2
ST-MR-855864-A [SRC logo] 1-1 SM1-2 Precision SMSide B runout, variant 2
ST-MR-855863-B [SRC logo] 1-3 SPAR B-22227-B Precision SM ∆11117 O-Side A runout, variant 1
ST-MR-855864-B [SRC logo] 1-2 SM2-1 SPAR B-22228-B Precision SM ∆11117-X O-Side B runout, variant 1
ST-MR-855863-B [SRC logo] 1-3 SPAR B-22227-B Precision SM ∆11117 O-Side A runout, variant 2
ST-MR-855864-B [SRC logo] 1-2 SM 2-1 SPAR B-22228-B Precision SM ∆11117-X O-SM 1-1Side B runout, variant 2
PCS 7300 A-4C-1-1-X-1 DSide A, stamped
PCS 7300 B-1-1-1-1 DSide B, stamped
PCS 7300 A-4C-1-3-10 DSide A, stamped, variant 2
PCS 7300 B-1-1-4-1 DSide B, stamped, variant 2
PCS . 7300 - A-2 Penthouse Penthouse [SNA logo]Side A runout, variant 1
PCS 7300 - B- 3 [SNA logo]Side B runout, variant 1
PCS. 7300 - A.3 PenthouseSide A runout, variant 2
PCS 7300 - B2Side B runout, variant 2
PCS 7300aA label
PCS 7300bB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | EMI 81 2404724First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Argentina | EMI 812404721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australasia | Parlophone PCSO.240472First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO.240472 / Parlophone PCSO-240472First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO-240472First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Modern Records 79 04791 / Modern Records 79 04791 C1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Modern Records A1-90479LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Canada | Modern Records EMCJ(D) 2404721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Modern Records 1C 062-24 0472 1 / Parlophone 062 24 0472 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Parlophone 038-74 6201 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Parlophone 062 24 0472 1 / Parlophone 24 0472 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Parlophone 2404721 / Parlophone 062 24 0472 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Parlophone 2404721LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Greece | Modern Records 062-2404721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Guatemala | EMI 33250First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-603 / Modern Records MFSL 2-603LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
40 vinyl pressings of Rock A Little are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1985 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Modern Records 90479-1, released November 15, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 90479-1, 7 90479-1-E, PCS 7300, EMS-91148) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-MR-855863-B [SRC logo] 1-1 SM1-1 Precision SM and ST-MR-855864-B [SRC logo] 1-2 SM2-3 Precision SM. 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.
