Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1964
Carol was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year. 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.
XARL EP 6272 - A 24 · 11 · 64Side A, hand-etched
XARL · EP 6272 - BSide A, hand-etched
XARL EP 6272/ALabel A, printed
XARL EP 6272/BLabel B, printed
XARL EP 6272/ASide A label, inverted
XARL EP 6272/BSide B label, inverted
XARL EP 6272-ASide A runout
XARL EP 6272-BSide B runout
XARL EP 6272/ASide A label
XARL EP 6272/BSide B label
XARL EP 6272-ASide A runout
XARL EP 6272-BSide B runout
XARL EP 6272/ASide A label, inverted
XARL EP 6272/BSide B label, inverted
XARL EP 6272-A 24·11·64Runout side A
XARL EP 6272-BRunout side B
XARL EP 6272/ALabel side A
XARL EP 6272/BLabel side B
XARL EP 6272 - A 24 · 11 · 64Side A runout
XARL EP 6272 - BSide B runout
XARL EP 6272/ASide A label, inverted
XARL EP 6272/BSide B label, inverted
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11999 / Decca 45-F 11999First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11999 / Decca 45-F 11999First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11999 / Decca 45-F 11999First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11999 / Decca 45-F 11999First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11999 / Decca 45-F 11999First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11999 / Decca 45-F 11999First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca 45 - F 11999First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Jukebox |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11999 / Decca 45-F 11999First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11999 / Decca 45-F 11999First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11999 / Decca 45 - F 11999First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca 45 - F 11999First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Jukebox |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11999 / Decca 45-F 11999First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Italy | Decca F 11999 / Decca 45-F 119997", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Carol are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1964 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Italy. One of them is Decca F 11999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F 11999, 45 - F 11999) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XARL EP 6272 - A 24 · 11 · 64 and XARL · EP 6272 - B. 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.
