Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1975
Metamorphosis was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
47 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 23 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.
XZAL-13897.P-1WSide A runout, variant 1
XZAL-13898.P-2WSide B runout, variant 1
XZAL-13897-P-1W M 1Side A runout, variant 2
XZAL-13898-P-2W BH 2 BSide B runout, variant 2
XZAL-13897.P-1WRunout A, variant 1, stamped
XZAL-13898.P-2WRunout B, variant 1, stamped
XZAL-13897.P-3W B 1Runout A, variant 2, stamped
XZAL-13898.P-2W K U 2 3Runout B, variant 2, stamped
XZAL-13897.P-1W G 1Runout Side A
XZAL-13898.P-2W BB 1Runout Side B
XZAL 13897 PLabel Side A
XZAL 13898 PLabel Side B
ANA-1A PP ✽ DFWK ②-5-20-75Runout side A, variant 1
ANA-1A̶ B-X PP ✽ DFWK ②-5-21-75Runout side B, variant 1
ANA-1A PP ✽ DFWK ②-5-20-75Runout side A, variant 2
ANA-1 ̶A̶B-X PP ✽ DFWK ①Runout side B, variant 2
ANA-1A BEST DFWK ① 5-21-75Side 1
ANA-1B-X BEST DFWK 5-21-75Side 2
ANA -1A-2 I - I DFWK PRCRunout A side
ANA - 1B - 1 - I - I DFWK PRCRunout B side
ANA-1A PHLabel A side
ANA-1B PHLabel B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | London Records 6813First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Australia | Decca SKLA 5212 / Decca SKLA-5212First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Belgium | Decca 278.065 Y 804First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Brazil | London Records LLN 7303-S / London Records SKL 5212First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | ABKCO ANA 1 / ABKCO ANA.1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Chile | London Records SLLC - 38681First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Colombia | London Records ANA-1 / Daro Internacional ANA-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | France | Decca 278.065First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | France | Decca 278.065 Y 804First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | France | Decca 278.065First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Decca 340.059LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1975 | France | Decca 278.065 / Decca 278.065 BFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Decca 6.22277 / Decca 622277 AOFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Decca 6.22277 / Decca 6.22277 AOFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Decca 6.22277 / Decca 622277 AOFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | London Records GXD 1016LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Brazil | London Records 30 004LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | Decca SKL 5212 / Decca 63 99 160LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | London Records L20P 1036LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | London Records L20P 1036LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Japan | London Records L20P 1036LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Japan | London Records L20P 1036LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Decca 6.22277LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1988 | Argentina | London Records 820677-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1988 | Japan | London Records L18P 1821LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Europe | ABKCO 882 344-1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2003 | Europe | Decca 9006-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Unknown | Red Tongue Records RTR-005LP, Compilation, LP, CD, Compilation, CD, Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, LP, CD, Compilation, CD, Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | ABKCO 018771863113 / ABKCO 8631-1LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Canada | ABKCO 18771863113 / ABKCO 018771863113LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Italy | ABKCOLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2023 | Europe | ABKCO 018771213819LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2023 | US | ABKCO 2138-1 / ABKCO 018771213819LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australasia | Decca SKL 5212LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ABKCO ANA 1 / ABKCO ANA.1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ABKCO ANA 1 / ABKCO ANA. 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ABKCO ANA 1 / ABKCO ANA.1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Decca 291 018LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Decca 340059LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Decca 291 018 / ABKCO Records SKL 291 018LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Decca 291 018LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.22277 / Decca 6.22277 AOLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.22277Compilation, LP, Reissue | Compilation, LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | London Records 820 677-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.22277 AO / Decca 6.22277 (AO)LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.22277 / Decca 6.22277 AOLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | London Records 820 677-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.22277 / Decca 6.22277 AOLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
99 vinyl pressings of Metamorphosis are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1975 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Decca SKL 5212, released June 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKL 5212, ANA 1, ANA-1, ANA1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZAL-13897.P-1W and XZAL-13898.P-2W. 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.
