Vinyl pressings
by Styx · 1979
Cornerstone was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
49 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 25 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.
SP-03711 A S1 A&M +30 STERLING TJ S1A side runout, variant 1
SP 03711 B S1 A&M A8 STERLING TJ S1B side runout, variant 1
SP-03711 A S2 A & M STERLING TJ 5A side runout, variant 2
SP-03711 B T4 - A&M STERLING TJB side runout, variant 2
SP-3711 SP-03711 A P1 A&M STERLING TJSide A runout, var. 1
SP 03711 B T4 A&M STERLING TJ T1Side B runout, var. 1
SP-3711 SP-03711 A P4 A&M A STERLING TJSide A runout, var. 2
SP 03711 B T5 A&M B2 STERLING TJ T1Side B runout, var. 2
SP-3711 P SP-03711 A P4 A&M A STERLING TJSide A runout, variant 1
SP-3711 P SP-03711 B P1 A&M D STERLING TJSide B runout, variant 1
SP-3711 P SP-03711 A P4 A&M A STERLING TJSide A runout, variant 2
SP-3711 P SP-03711 B P5 A&M D STERLING TJSide B runout, variant 2
SP - 03711 A M2 A&M {circled MR} 24477 {circled check mark}Side A etched
SP 03711 B M1 A& M {circled MR} <24477-X 5Side B etched
Stamped STERLING above etched TJBoth sides
SP-3711 P SP-03711 A P4 A&M TXP STERLING TJRunout side A, var. 1
SP-3711 P XT SP-03711 B P4 A&M STERLING TJRunout side B, var. 1
SP-3711 PXT SP-03711 A G̶ P3 A&M O STERLING TJRunout side A, var. 2
SP-3711 - SP-03711 B P2 A&M B L X PXT STERING TJRunout side B, var. 2
o 1S SP-03711 A S4 A&M STERLING TJA-Side Runout
1T SP 03711 B T5 A&M B STERLING TJB-Side Runout
SP-03711-AA-Side Label
SP-03711-BB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Unknown | A&M Records SP-3711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Argentina | A&M Records 20.177First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Argentina | A&M Records 20.177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | A&M Records L 37090 / A&M Records L37090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | A&M Records 31C 064 63428DFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3711First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mexico | A&M Records SLAM-135 / A&M Records 33C 062-63428LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Korea | A&M Records SEL-RA200405LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | Nautilus Recordings NR 27LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Venezuela | A&M Records AM-7012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Venezuela | A&M Records AM-5029LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2220032 / A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2220032 / A&M Records 3711LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2220032 / A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2220032 / A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2220032 / A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | Taiwan | Pop MH-7551LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SPJ-3711LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Nautilus Recordings NR 27LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3131LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Friday Music FRM 3711 / Universal Music Special Markets B0015664-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP523LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | A&M Records B0022020-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | A&M Records SP-3711 / Lmlr 783 223LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records 393 239-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 393 239-1 [Y]LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3239LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3711LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
91 vinyl pressings of Cornerstone are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1979 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Europe, Japan and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3711, released October 19, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3711, AMLK 63711, AMP-6064, 20.177) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-03711 A S1 A&M +30 STERLING TJ S1 and SP 03711 B S1 A&M A8 STERLING TJ S1. 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.
