Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1964
Five By Five 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.
22 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 6 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.
EFF-2739-1K 2DRunout, side A, variant 1
EFF-2740-2K 1Runout, side B, variant 1
EFF-2739-1K UA 2DRunout, side A, variant 2
EFF-2740-2K 1 CRunout, side B, variant 2
EFF-2739-2KA-side runout
EFF-2740-2KB-side runout
EFF.2739A-side label, inverted
EFF.2740B-side label, inverted
EFF-2739-1KA-side runout, stamped, var 1
EFF-2740-2KB-side runout, stamped, var 1
EFF-2739-1K UA 2BA-side runout, stamped, var 2
EFF-2740-1K CM 2BB-side runout, stamped, var 2
N.C.B.Side B, boxed
EFF-2739-2KA-side runout variant 1
EFF-2740-2KB-side runout variant 1
EFF-2739-1KA-side runout variant 2
EFF-2739-2KRunout - Side 1 Stamped - variant 1
EFF-2740-2KRunout - Side 2 Stamped - variant 1
EFF-2739-1KRunout - Side 1 Stamped - variant 2
EFF-2740-1KRunout - Side 2 Stamped - variant 2
EFF-2739-IK RU KT 3CSide A, runout, stamped, variant 1
EFF-2740-1K UK 2DSide B, runout, stamped, variant 1
EFF-2739-1K H KT 3CSide A, runout, stamped, variant 2
EFF-2740-1K KK KT 2BSide B, runout, stamped, variant 2
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 | Australia | Decca DFEA 8590First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Australia | Decca DFEA 8590First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | London Records DFE 8590 / London Records DFE. 8590First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Decca DFEM 8590 / Decca DFEM.8590First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | South Africa | Decca DFE 8590First year7", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Southern Rhodesia | Decca DFE 8590First year7", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Southern Rhodesia | Decca DFE 8590/EFF.2739(A)/EFF.2740(B)First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Decca DFE 8590First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Decca DFE 8590 / Decca DFE.8590First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Decca DFE 8590 / Decca DFE.8590First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Decca DFE 8590 / Decca DFE.8590First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Decca DFE.8590First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Decca DFE 85907", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Decca DFE 8590 / Decca DFE.8590First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Decca DFE 8590 / Decca DFE.8590First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Decca DFE 85907", EP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1972 | Unknown | Decca DFE. 85907", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | UK | Decca DFE 85907", EP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1972 | UK | Decca DFE 85907", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | Decca DFE 8590 / Jugoton EPDC-190017", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Decca L15P-5002EP, 12", Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | EP, 12", Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1982 | Japan | Decca L15P-500212", EP, Mono · Mono | 12", EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | UK | Decca DFEX 8590 / Decca DFEX859012", Mono, Reissue, 45 RPM · Mono | 12", Mono, Reissue, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1982 | UK | Decca DFE 85907", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | UK | Decca DFE 85907", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Decca DFE 85907", EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Decca 8815-1LP, 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2013 | Europe | ABKCO 0187718936157", 45 RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2013 | US | ABKCO 8936-17", EP, Record Store Day, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Record Store Day, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca DFEA 85907", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Decca DFEM.85907", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca DFE 85907", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca DFE 85907", EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca DFE 85907", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
44 vinyl pressings of Five By Five are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Decca DFE 8590.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DFE 8590, DFE.8590, DFEA 8590, DFEM 8590) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EFF-2739-1K 2D and EFF-2740-2K 1. 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.
