Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1971
Student Demonstration Time 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.
11 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 8 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.
5C006-93069A//HD 16427-1-YRunout side A etched
5C006-93069B//HD 16428-1-YRunout side B etched
5C 006-93069-ALabel side A
5C 006-93069-BLabel side B
5C 006-93069A//HD 16427-1-YRunout (Etched) Side A
5C 006-93069B//HD 16428-1-YRunout (Etched) Side B
YKR 8415-2Side A
YKR 8416-1Side B
YKR 8415-2Side A
YKR 8416-1Side B
93 069 A - 1Runout side A stamped
93 069 B - 1Runout side B stamped
YKR 8415-1Side A
YKR 8416-1Side B
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 | Australia | Stateside OSS-9772First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Germany | Stateside 1C 006-93 069 / Stateside 1 C 006-93 069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Stateside 1C 006-93 069 / Stateside 93069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Ireland | Stateside SS(I)2194First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Italy | Stateside 3C 006 - 93069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Stateside 5C 006-93069 / Stateside 5C 006-93 069First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2317First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Sweden | Stateside 4E 006-93069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Stateside 5C 006-93069 / Stateside 5C 006-93 069First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Stateside SS 2194First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Stateside SS 2194First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Argentina | Odeon Pops DTOA 88277", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Australia | Stateside OSS-97727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Denmark | Stateside SS 21947", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Stateside 3C 006-930697", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of Student Demonstration Time are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Netherlands, UK, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is Stateside 5C 006-93069, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-93069, SS 2194, 1C 006-93 069, SS(I)2194) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006-93069A//HD 16427-1-Y and 5C006-93069B//HD 16428-1-Y. 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.
