UK
1971- Label and catalog number
- Epic EPC S 7137
- Format
- 7", Single · Knock-Out Centre
- Runout / matrix
EPC-7137-A1 7894-1
EPC-7137-B1

Vinyl pressings
by Tammy Wynette · 1971
Stand By Your Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year. 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.
EPC-7137-A1 7894-1
EPC-7137-B1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | Epic EPC S 7137First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | Epic EPC S 7137First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | UK | Epic S EPC 71377", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1974 | UK | Epic S EPC 71377", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Europe | Epic EPC 7137 / Epic 5-23017", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Europe | Epic EPC 7137 / Epic 5-23017", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Epic EPC S 7137 / Epic EPC 71377", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Epic EPC S 71377", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Italy | Epic EPC 33847", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Spain | Epic EPC 33847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Epic S EPC 59677", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | France | Epic EPC 71377", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Epic BAC 4616007", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Epic S EPC 71377", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Epic S EPC 59677", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Epic S EPC 71377", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | UK | Epic S EPC 71377", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Epic S EPC 71377", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Epic S EPC 71377", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Epic S EPC 71377", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Stand By Your Man are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK. One of them is Epic EPC S 7137.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC S 7137) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPC-7137-A1 7894-1 and EPC-7137-B1. 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.