Vinyl pressings
by The Association · 1971
Stop Your Motor 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.
13 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 7 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.
P 39884-A-1ASide A runout, etched / P stamped [Var 1]
P 39885-B-1ASide B runout, etched / P stamped [Var 1]
P 39884-1Side A runout, etched / P stamped [Var 2]
P 39885-1Side B runout, etched / P stamped [Var 2]
S 1 WS-1927-A 39884-1DSide A runout, etched
S 1 WS 1927 39885-B-1ASide B runout, etched
S39884Side A, label
S39885Side B, label
39884-I-I TSide A runout, variant 1, etched
39885-I-2 TSide B runout, variant 1, etched
39884-1-2 1TSide A runout, variant 2, etched
39885-I-2 1TSide B runout, variant 2, etched
S39884-A-1A -WS-1927 B 2A-Side Runout Etching
WS 1927 S39885-B-1A B 2B-Side Runout Etching
S39884A-Side Label
S39885B-Side Label
39884 SF TG ACRSide A runout etched
39884 TG ACRSide B runout etched
S39884Side A label matrix
S39885Side B label matrix
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 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1927First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 099 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1927First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 099 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1927First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 099 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1927First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8135WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8135WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WBS 1927First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1145First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1927 / Warner Bros. Records 1927First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1927First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1927LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1927 / Warner Bros. Records 1927First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1927 / Warner Bros. Records WS 192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1927LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1927 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1927First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1927 / Warner Bros. Records ST-93827LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1927 / Warner Bros. Records ST-93827LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
17 vinyl pressings of Stop Your Motor are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WS 1927.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1927, 1927, WB 46 099, P-8135W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P 39884-A-1A and P 39885-B-1A. 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.
