Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1964
Not Fade Away 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.
35 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
3D XDRF-32719-TI-2CSide A runout, variant 1
1 XDRF-32720-TI-2C 00Side B runout, variant 1
3D XDRF-32719-TI-2C USide A runout, variant 2
2D XDRF-32720-TI-1C USide B runout, variant 2
XDRF-32719-TI-2CSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
XDRF-32720-TI-2CSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
XDRF-32719-TI-ICSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
XDRF-32720-TI-2CSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
1 XDRF-32719-TI-2C DCSide A runout stamped variant 1
1 XDRF-32720-TI-IC CASide B runout stamped variant 1
1 XDRF-32719-TI-1C NASide A runout stamped variant 2
2D XDRF-32720-TI-1C NASide B runout stamped variant 2
XDRF-32719-TI-2C 1 CSide A runout, stamped
XDRF-32720-TI-1C 2 DSide B runout, stamped
XDR.32719Side A label
{XDR32720}Side B label
3D XDRF-32719-TI-2CA-side runout
1 XDRF-32720-TI-2C 00B-side runout
XDR.32719A-side label
XDR.32720B-side label
XDR.32719Side A label, inverted
XDR.32720Side B label, inverted
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 | Argentina | London Records DLM 5032First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Belgium | Decca 23.514First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Decca F 11 845 / Decca F.11845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Decca F 11 845 / Decca F.11845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Decca DL 25 1337", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1964 | Germany | Decca DL 25 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Decca DL 25 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Hong Kong | Decca F.11845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Ireland | Decca F.11845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11845 / Decca 45 - F 11845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11845 / Decca 45 - F 11845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11845 / Decca 45 - F 11845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11845 / Decca 45 - F 11845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11845 / Decca 45 - F 11845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11845 / Decca 45 - F 11845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Decca F 118457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | UK | Decca F 118457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1989 | Germany | London Records 882 148-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Decca F 118457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Decca F 118457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Decca F 118457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
43 vinyl pressings of Not Fade Away are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1964 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Australia, Italy, Netherlands and more. One of them is Decca F.11845, released February 21, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F.11845, Y7149, F 11845, AT 15 008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3D XDRF-32719-TI-2C and 1 XDRF-32720-TI-2C 00. 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.
