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No. 2 by The Rolling Stones, album cover

Vinyl pressings

No. 2

by The Rolling Stones · 1965

134 pressings22 countriesRhythm & BluesRockBlues

No. 2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of No. 2

40 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 15 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.

UK

January 1965
Label and catalog number
Decca LK 4661Decca LK.4661
Format
LP, Mono, Album
Runout / matrix

XARL-6619-2ARunout side A, stamped, variant 1

XARL-6620-1ARunout side B, stamped, variant 1

XARL-6619-1A KT 2DRunout side A, stamped, variant 2

XARL-6620-1A KT 2DRunout side B, stamped, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

January 1965
Label and catalog number
Decca LK 4661Decca LK.4661
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Uncensored Non-Flipback
Runout / matrix

XARL-6619-2ARunout side A variant 1

XARL-6620-2ARunout side B variant 1

XARL-6619-2ARunout side A variant 2

XARL-6620-1ARunout side B variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

January 1965
Label and catalog number
Decca LK 4661Decca LK.4661
Format
LP, Mono, Album · Blind Man Text
Runout / matrix

XARL-6619-2ARunout, Side A, stamped

XARL-6620-1ARunout, Side B, stamped

XARL.6619Label, Side A, printed upside down

XARL.6620Label, Side B, printed upside down

Full details of this pressing

UK

January 1965
Label and catalog number
Decca LK 4661Decca LK.4661
Format
LP, Mono, Album · Blind Man Text
Runout / matrix

XARL-6619-2ARunout, Side A, stamped

XARL-6620-1ARunout, Side B, stamped

XARL-6619-2ARunout, Side A, stamped Variation 1

XARL-6620-2ARunout, Side B, stamped Variation 1

Full details of this pressing

UK

January 15, 1965
Label and catalog number
Decca LK 4661Decca LK.4661
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XARL-6619-1ARunout side A variant 1

XARL-6620-2ARunout side B variant 1

XARL-6619-2ARunout side A variant 2

XARL-6620-1ARunout side B variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

January 15, 1965
Label and catalog number
Decca LK 4661Decca LK.4661
Format
LP, Mono, Album
Runout / matrix

XARL-6619-2ARunout, Side A, stamped

XARL-6620-1ARunout, Side B, stamped

XARL.6619Label, Side A, printed upside down

XARL.6620Label, Side B, printed upside down

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 134 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s53 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965ArgentinaLondon Records LLM-17268First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965ArgentinaLondon Records LLM 17268First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965EuropeDecca LK 4661First yearLP, Mono, Album · MonoLP, Mono, Album · Mono
1965EuropeDecca LK 4661 / Decca LK.4661First yearLP, Mono, Album · MonoLP, Mono, Album · Mono
1965FranceDecca 158.013 / Disques Decca 158.013First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1965FranceDecca 158.013First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1965GermanyDecca BLK 16 325-P / Decca BLK 16325-PFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965GermanyDecca BLK 16 325-P / Decca BLK 16325-PFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1965IndiaDecca LK 4661First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965ItalyDecca LKI 4706First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965NetherlandsDecca LK 4661First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965NetherlandsDecca LK 4661First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965NetherlandsDecca LK 4661First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965NetherlandsDecca LK 4661First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965NetherlandsDecca LK 4661First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
All 53 pressings from the 1960s
1970s30 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970GermanyDecca SLK 16325-PLP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1970GermanyDecca BLK 16325-PLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1970GermanyDecca BLK 16 325-P / Decca BLK 16325-PLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970SpainDecca LK 4661LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1970SpainDecca LK 4661 / Discos Decca LK 4661LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1970UKDecca LK 4661LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1970UKDecca LK 4661LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1970UKDecca LK 4661LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1970UKDecca LK 4661LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1971FranceDecca 158.013 / Disques Decca 158.013LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1972ArgentinaLondon Records 6268LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1972BrazilLondon Records LLN7247-SLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1972SpainDecca LK 4661LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1973FranceDecca 278.015LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1973FranceDecca 278.015LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 30 pressings from the 1970s
1980s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980FranceDecca 291 005LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo
1980FranceDecca 291 005 / Decca LK 291 005LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo
1980GreeceDecca SQLK 058LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981BrazilLondon Records 30 021LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981GreeceDecca DL 13.001 / Decca DL 13001LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981JapanLondon Records L20P 1014LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981JapanLondon Records L20P 1014LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
1981JapanLondon Records L20P 1014LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo, Colored vinylLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo, Colored vinyl
1981ScandinaviaDecca LK 4661LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1981SpainDecca 63 99 159 / Decca LK 4661LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1982UKDecca LK 4661LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1988JapanLondon Records L18P 1802LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2009UKDecca LK 4661LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl
2010s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010EuropeABKCO 018771881612 / Decca LK 4661LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
2010UKDecca LK 4661LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2010UKDecca LK 4661 / ABKCO Music 8816-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited
2016UnknownABKCO 018771981619LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
2016EuropeABKCO 2085-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl
2020s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2021ItalyABKCO / DeccaLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2024EuropeABKCO 2123-1 / Decca 2123-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
Year unknown31 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaLondon Records LLM 17268LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaDecca LK 4661LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeLondon Records 820 673-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeDecca LK 4661LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, MonoLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono
?EuropeLondon Records 820 673-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceDecca 291 005LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?FranceDecca 291 005LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?GermanyNova 6.21393 / Nova 6.21393 AOLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyDecca 6.21393 BL / Decca 6.21393LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?GermanyDecca SLK 16325-P / Nova 6.21393 ASLP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GermanyNova 6.21393 / Nova 6.21 393LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDecca 6.21393 / Decca 6.21393 AOLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyDecca SLK 16 325-PLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyNova 6.21393 AOLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?IsraelPAX ISK 1009LP, Mono, Album · MonoLP, Mono, Album · Mono
All 31 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
  2. A2Down Home Girl
  3. A3You Can't Catch Me
  4. A4Time Is On My Side
  5. A5What A Shame
  6. A6Grown Up Wrong
  7. B1Down The Road Apiece
  8. B2Under The Boardwalk
  9. B3I Can't Be Satisfied
  10. B4Pain In My Heart
  11. B5Off The Hook
  12. B6Suzie-Q

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of No. 2 are there?

134 vinyl pressings of No. 2 are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1965 and 2024.

When was No. 2 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Philippines, UK & Europe, Argentina and more. One of them is Decca LK 4661, released January 1965.

How do I tell if my copy of No. 2 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LK 4661, LLM-17268, LLM 17268, 158.013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XARL-6619-2A and XARL-6620-1A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is No. 2 on vinyl worth?

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.

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