Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1973
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 3 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-27208-7 PPRun-out Side A, etched, variant 1
ST RS-27205-7 PPRun-out Side B, etched, variant 1
ST-RS-27208-7 PPRunout side A, variant 2
ST-RS-27208-PLSide A label
ST-RS-27208-1 SP 1-1Side A runout etched
ST-RS 27205-1 1-1 SPSide B runout etched
ST-RS-27208 SPSide A, label
ST-RS-27205 SPSide B, label
ST-RS-27208-10 △93390A-side runout etched
ST-RS-27205-8 △93391B-side runout etched
MR (in a circle)Both sides stamped
ST-RS-27208-MOA-side label
ST-RS-27208-4 1-1Runout A
ST-RS 27205-4 1-1 SPRunout B
ST-RS-27208 SPLabel A
ST-RS-27205 SPLabel B
ST-RS-27208-3 SP 1-1Runout A
ST-RS 27205-1 1-1 SPRunout B
ST-RS-27208 SPLabel A
ST-RS-27205 SPLabel B
RS-27208-Z SPMono side
ST-RS-27208-Z SPStereo side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Belgium | Rolling Stones Records RS-19109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records S 19109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS-19109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS-19109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS-19109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS 19109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS 19109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS-19109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS-19109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS-19109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS-19109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | Rolling Stones Records RS - 191097", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Greece | Rolling Stones Records 20140087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Italy | Rolling Stones Records RS 191097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Japan | Rolling Stones Records P-1281S7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Rolling Stones Records 312715LP007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Rolling Stones Records GS 457887", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | US | Rolling Stones Records RS 191097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
25 vinyl pressings of Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1973 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Belgium, Canada. One of them is Rolling Stones Records RS-19109, released December 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS-19109, RS 19109, S 19109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-RS-27208-7 PP and ST RS-27205-7 PP. 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.
