Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1980
Emotional Rescue was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
52 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 26 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.
RSR 105 A-4Side A runout, stamped variant 1
RSR 105 B-2Side B runout, stamped variant 1
RSR 105 A-5 42 1Side A runout variant 2
RSR 105 B-3 37 1Side B runout variant 2
STRS 38685 - 5 SP STERLINGSide A runout, etched (STERLING stamped)
\-3SM1-1 STRS -38684 - 1 SP STERLINGSide B runout etched (STERLING stamped)
ST-RS-38685-SPSide A label
ST-RS-38684-SPSide B label
STRS 38685-3 MR 106890 STERLINGA-Side runout variant 1
RS-21000 STRS 38684 △106884 STERLINGB-Side runout variant 1
STRS 38685-3 (MR) 106890 STERLINGA-Side runout variant 2
RS-21000 STRS 38684-4 (MR) △106884 STERLINGB-Side runout variant 2
STRS 38365-3 MR 106890 [STERLING]Side A runout, etched, [stamped]
STRS 38698-/2/ 7 106891 MR [STERLING]Side B runout, etched, [stamped]
ST-RS-38685 MOSide A label
ST-RS-38698 MOSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Unknown | Not On Label (The Rolling Stones) RSR 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1980 | Argentina | Rolling Stones Records 1727 / Rolling Stones Records 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Argentina | Rolling Stones Records 1727 / EMI 1727First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | Rolling Stones Records RSR-287First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | Promotone B.V. RSR-287First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Bolivia | EMI International BO-1279First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | Brazil | Rolling Stones Records 31C 006 63974 / EMI 31C 006 63974First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records RS 20001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records RS 20001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Chile | EMI 32C 006-063774 / EMI 1552First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ecuador | EMI 45-103-0175First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Ecuador | EMI 103-0175First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | France | Rolling Stones Records 2 C 008-63974 / Rolling Stones Records 2C 008-63.974First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Rolling Stones Records SP 110077", Unofficial Release, 45 RPM · Unofficial | 7", Unofficial Release, 45 RPM · Unofficial |
| 1980 | France | Rolling Stones Records SP 1107First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Rolling Stones Records RS 200017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
57 vinyl pressings of Emotional Rescue are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Rolling Stones Records RSR 105, released June 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RSR 105, RSR 105 DJ, RS 20001, PR 367) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RSR 105 A-4 and RSR 105 B-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.
