Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Nicks · 1983
Stand Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 18 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-44780-1 SRC Precision 1-2Var. 1 etched side A, except SRC logo stamped
ST-MR-44753-2 SRC 1-2 PrecisionVar. 1 etched side B, except SRC logo stamped
ST-MR-44780-2 SRC Precision 1·2Var. 2 etched side A, except SRC logo stamped
ST-MR-44753-1 1-1 SRC PrecisionVar. 2 etched side B, except SRC logo stamped
ST-MR-44780-2 SRC Precision 1-2Side A runout, variant 1
ST-MR-44753-1 1-1 SRC PrecisionSide B runout, variant 1
ST-MR-44780-1 [SRC logo] Precision 1̶-̶2̶ 1-2Side A runout, variant 2
ST-MR-44753-2 [SRC logo] 1-2 PrecisionSide B runout, variant 2
ST-MR-44780-ARA Label
ST-MR-44753-ARB Label
ST-MR-44780 -1 SRC Precision 1-2Run-out A stereo, etched (SRC stamp)
MR·44780-1 SRC Precision 1-1Run-out B mono, etched (SRC stamp)
MR-44780-SPLabels
MR·44780-1 SRC Precision 1-1Run-out A mono, etched (SRC stamp)
ST-MR-44780 - 2 SRC Precision 1-2Run-out B stereo, etched (SRC stamp)
ST-PR-44781-1 [SRC logo] Precision 1-1Side A runout
ST-PR-44780-2 [SRC logo] Precision 1-1Side B runout
ST-PR-44781-SPSide A label
ST-PR-44780-SPSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | WEA 7-259870 / Modern Records 7-259870First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia | WEA 7-259870 / Modern Records 7-259870First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Benelux | WEA 25.9870-7 / Modern Records 25.9870-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Benelux | WEA 25.9870-7 / Modern Records 25.9870-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Brazil | WEA 18.072First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Modern Records 79-98637First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Modern Records 79-98637First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Ecuador | WEA 45-91019First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Europe | WEA 25-9827-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | WEA 25-9827-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Ireland | WEA U9870 / Modern Records U9870First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Italy | WEA 259 870-7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | WEA 2598707First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Panama | WEA 25 9870-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | WEA 25-9870-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | TSA TSA-00412", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
32 vinyl pressings of Stand Back are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1983 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Europe, France and more. One of them is Modern Records 7-99863, released May 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-99863, PR-507, U 9870, U9870T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-MR-44780-1 SRC Precision 1-2 and ST-MR-44753-2 SRC 1-2 Precision. 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.
