Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1974
Ain't Too Proud To Beg was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ST-RS 29480-5 ᴘᴘRun-out Side A, etched
ST-RS 29480-5 . ᴘᴘRun-out Side B, etched
ST-RS-29480-PLSide A Label
ST-RS-29484-PLSide B Label
ST-RS-29480-MOA Side Label
ST-RS-29484-MOB Side Label
ST-RS-29480 SPA Side Label
ST-RS-29484 SPB Side Label
RS-29480-4 PPA-Side Runout Etching
ST-RS29480-4 PPB-Side Runout Etching
RS-29480-PLA-Side Label
ST-RS-29480-PLB-Side Label
ST-RS-29480 SPA Side Label
RS-29480 SPB Side Label
RS29480-5 MR ∆96/54Runout Mono Side [Etched]:
ST-RS 29480-P MR ∆96/55Runout Stereo Side [Etched]:
PLUG SIDE MONO RS-19320 Vocal RS-29480-MOVinyl Label Side A:
PLUG SIDE STEREO RS-19302 VOCAL ST-RS-29480-MOVinyl Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records A 19302First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records S 19302First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records S 19302First year7", 45 RPM, Sampler | 7", 45 RPM, Sampler |
| 1974 | France | Rolling Stones Records RS 19 116 / Rolling Stones Records 19 116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Rolling Stones Records RS 19 116 / Rolling Stones Records 19 116First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | India | Rolling Stones Records RS. 19302First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Italy | Rolling Stones Records RS 19116First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | Rolling Stones Records RS 19116First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Rolling Stones Records P-1359SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Rolling Stones Records XRS 19116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | South Africa | Rolling Stones Records RS 19116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS-19302First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS-19302First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1974 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS - 19302First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS-19302First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Rolling Stones Records GS 457917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Rolling Stones Records RS-193027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Ain't Too Proud To Beg are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Germany, Canada, France and more. One of them is Rolling Stones Records RS-19302, released October 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS-19302, RS - 19302, RS 19 116, A 19302) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-RS 29480-5 ᴘᴘ and ST-RS 29480-5 . ᴘᴘ. 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.
