Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1971
Brown Sugar 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.
44 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 21 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.
RS 19100 A1 10 ROLLING STONES RECORDS DSide A runout
RS 19100 B1 4 ROLLING STONES RECORDS ΛSide B runout
RS19100ASide A label
RS19100 BSide B label
RS 19100 A1Side A runout, stamped (variant 1)
RS 19100 B1Side B runout, stamped (variant 1)
RS 19100 A1 ROLLING STONES RECORDS ΛSide A runout, stamped/etched (variant 2)
RS 19100 B1 ROLLING STONES RECORDS ΛSide B runout, stamped/etched (variant 2)
RS 19100 A1A-side Runout, variant 1
RS 19100 B1 ROLLING STONES RECORDS :)B-side Runout, variant 1
RS 19100 A1 42 ROLLING STONES RECORDS AA-side Runout, variant 2
RS 19100 B1 ROLLING STONES RECORDS 24 DA-side Runout, variant 2
RS 19100 A1Side A runout, stamped (variant 1)
RS 19100 B1Side B runout, stamped (variant 1)
RS 19100 A1 ROLLING STONES RECORDS ΛSide A runout, stamped/etched
RS 19100 B1 ROLLING STONES RECORDS ΛSide B runout, stamped/etched
RS·19100·A2 22 ΛA-side runout, variant 1
RS 19100 B1 ROLLING STONES RECORDSB-side runout, variant 1
RS·19100·A2 11 ΛA-side runout, variant 2
RS·19100·B1 01B-side runout, variant 2
ROLLING STONES RECORDSA Side etched
ROLLING STONES RECORDSB Side etched
RS19100 A1A Side Stamped (Very Faint)
RS19100 B1B Side Stamped (Very Faint)
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 | Brazil | Rolling Stones Records 2165 001First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records RS-19100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Rolling Stones Records RS 19 100First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | France | Rolling Stones Records J.B. RS 19.100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | France | Rolling Stones Records RS 19 100 / Rolling Stones Records RS 19100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | France | Rolling Stones Records J.B. RS 19.100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records RS 19100 / Rolling Stones Records RS 19 100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records 19 100 / Rolling Stones Records RS 19 100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records RS 19 100 / Rolling Stones Records 19 100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records RS 19 100 / Rolling Stones Records 19 100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Greece | Rolling Stones Records RS 19100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Ireland | Rolling Stones Records RS 19100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Italy | Rolling Stones Records RS 19100First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Japan | Rolling Stones Records P-1043S7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1971 | Japan | Rolling Stones Records P-1043SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records GS 457877", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Ireland | Rolling Stones Records SUGAR 17", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | Australia | Rolling Stones Records RSR-13117", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | France | Rolling Stones Records 20025877", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records 1C 006 20025877", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | Japan | EMI ESS-174807", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Rolling Stones Records 1A 006-20025877", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1984 | Peru | Rolling Stones Records 01.21.23057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | Rolling Stones Records 006 20 0258 77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Rolling Stones Records 006 20 0258 77", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1984 | UK | Rolling Stones Records SUGAR 17", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Rolling Stones Records Sugar P17", 45 RPM, Shape, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1984 | UK | Rolling Stones Records SUGAR 17", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Rolling Stones Records SUGAR 17", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | Australia | Rolling Stones Records RSR.1311 / Rolling Stones Records RSR-13117", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Rolling Stones Records 06025276434107", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2011 | US | Rolling Stones Records B0015477-217", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Japan | Rolling Stones Records PROT-7252 / Polydor PROT-72527", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Japan | Rolling Stones Records PROT-72537", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Rolling Stones Records S 191007", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Rolling Stones Records RS-191007", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Iran | Not On Label 2667", EP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | 7", EP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Peru | Rolling Stones Records 20140017", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Thailand | Not On Label (The Rolling Stones) RS 191007", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Rolling Stones Records 45-191007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
77 vinyl pressings of Brown Sugar are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1971 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Rolling Stones Records RS19100, released April 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS19100, RS 19100, 45-19100, RS-19100) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RS 19100 A1 10 ROLLING STONES RECORDS D and RS 19100 B1 4 ROLLING STONES RECORDS Λ. 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.
