Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1978
Miss You was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
83 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 30 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.
STERLINGRunout A & B, stamped, all variants
12 EMI 2802 + ARunout A side, etched, variant 1
12 EMI 2802 + B NICK WRunout B side, etched, variant 1
12 EMI 2802 + A OR +Runout A side, etched, variant 2
STERLING EMI 2802A - 2USide A runout - variant 1
STERLING EMI 2802B - 2USide B runout - variant 1
STERLING EMI 2802A - 3U LMSide A runout - variant 2
STERLING EMI 2802B - 1U TPSide B runout - variant 2
12 EMI 2802 + ARunout A side, etched
12 EMI 2802 + B NICK WRunout B side, etched
STERLINGRunout Side B stamped
12 EMI 2802ALabel A side, printed
[A-Side] STERLING EMI 2802A - 2U
[B-Side] STERLING EMI 2802B - 2U
ST RS 35148 -7 SP STERLING SRCSide A runout, variant 1
1-1 ST RS 35149-X-8Side B runout, variant 1
STERLING 1-2 [SRC logo] ST RS 35148 -2̶ -8Side A runout, variant 2
STERLING 1-2 [SRC logo] ST RS 35149 -2̶ -8Side B runout, variant 2
ST RS 35148 ̶2̶-8 SP STERLING 1-1 SRCRunout A
ST RS 35149 ̶2̶-8 SP STERLING 1-1 SRCRunout B
ST-RS-35148 SPLabel A
ST-RS-35149 SPLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | EMI 1598First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Argentina | EMI 1598First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Argentina | EMI 1598First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Australia | Rolling Stones Records EMI.11727 / Rolling Stones Records EMI-11727First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | Rolling Stones Records ED.512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Australia | Rolling Stones Records EMI-11727First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Australia | Rolling Stones Records EMI-11727First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Barbados | EMI EMI 2802First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Belgium | Rolling Stones Records 4 C 006 - 61 201 / Rolling Stones Records 4C 006-61201First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Bolivia | EMI International BO - 1238First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Brazil | Rolling Stones Records 31C 006 61201First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Brazil | Rolling Stones Records 31C 052 61201 ZFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records RS 19307First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records DK 4609First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records DK 4609First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Italy | Rolling Stones Records 3C 000-792117", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Rolling Stones Records RS 132197", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | Rolling Stones Records 12 EMI 280212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Life Studio 54 LIFE 25312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
89 vinyl pressings of Miss You are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1978 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Australia, Argentina and more. One of them is Rolling Stones Records 12 EMI 2802.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12 EMI 2802, EMI 2802, RS 19307, DK 4609) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING and 12 EMI 2802 + A. 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.
