Vinyl pressings
by The Hollies · 1966
Stop Stop Stop was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 20 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.
7XCE 18401-1 MH KT 3Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18402-1 OA KT 2Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18401-1 MD KT 3Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 18402-1 AD KT 1Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 18401-1Runout side A, stamped
7XCE 18402-1Runout side B, stamped
7XCE 18401Label side A
7XCE 18402Label side B
7XCE18401-1 G KTSide A, runout stamped
7XCE 18402-1 G KTSide B, runout stamped
IM 6297 I AIA-side runout, stamped
IM 6298 I A3B-side runout, stamped
IM-6298A-side label
IM-6297B-side label
X IM 6297A-side runout, etched, variant 1
IM 6298B-side runout, etched, variant 1
X X IM 6297 XA-side runout, etched, variant 2
IM 6298B-side runout, etched, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Parlophone A8222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Belgium | Parlophone R 5508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5508First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Finland | Parlophone 45-DPY 706First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | Odeon FO 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 317 / Odeon 45-O-29 581First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 317 / Odeon 45-O-29 581First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 317First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1966 | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | India | Parlophone 45-R.5508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I) 5508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16399First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR-16287", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Uruguay | Odeon 33-35097", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
43 vinyl pressings of Stop Stop Stop are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5508.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5508, IM 66214, 66214, IM 66214DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 18401-1 MH KT 3 and 7XCE 18402-1 OA KT 2. 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.
