Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1967
She's A Rainbow was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
37 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 18 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.
XDR 41714-1G ᵀᴵᴵᴵᴵRun-out Side A variant 1
XDR 41715-1G ᵀᴵᴵᴵᴵRun-out Side B variant 1
XDR 41714-1H TIIIIIRun-out Side A variant 2
XDR 41715-1H TIIIIIRun-out Side B variant 2
XDR 41714-SH-6Side A runout, variant 1
XDR 41715-SH-1Side B runout, variant 1
XDR 41714-SH3 XSide A runout, variant 2
XDR 41715-SH 4Side B runout, variant 2
XDR 41714-1L MR Δ69507Side A runout
XDR 41715-1M MR Δ69507-XSide B runout
XDR 41714Side A label
XDR 41715Side B label
X DR-41714-BW4 LW BWA-side runout
X DR-41715-BW1 LW BWB-side runout
XDR-41714-BWA-side label
XDR-41715-BWB-side label
P XDR 41714-1ARunout, side A
XDR 41714-1CRunout, side B
XDR 41714Label, side A
XDR 41715Label, side B
XDR41715-SH4Side A, etched - variant 1
XDR41714-SH3Side B, etched - variant 1
XDR41715-SH4Side A, etched - variant 2
XDR41714-SH2Side B, etched - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Belgium | Decca 26.148First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Belgium | Decca 86.119First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Belgium | Decca 26.148First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | London Records L.906First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | London Records 45 - L.906First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Denmark | Decca F 22706First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Finland | Decca 45-F 22706First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Finland | Decca 45-F 22706First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Decca DL 25 321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Decca DL 25 321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Decca DL 25 321First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Decca DL 25 321First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Ireland | Decca F.22706First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | Decca F22706 / Decca 45 - F 22706First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | Decca 45-F/JB 22706First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Decca 79.0167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Decca 79.0167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | France | Decca 79.0167", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1972 | France | Decca 84.057 B7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | France | Decca 84.057 B7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | London Records 5N-9067", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | London Records 5N-9067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | US | London Records 5N 9067", 45 RPM, Mispress, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | London Records 5N-9067", Single, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | London Records 5N 9067", 45 RPM, Mispress, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Reissue |
| 1989 | Germany | London Records 882 164-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1989 | Germany | London Records 882 164-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Netherlands | London Records 882 164-77", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Germany | ABKCO 018771835318 / Decca 0187718353187", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Norway | Decca F227067", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records 5N-9067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | London Records 45-LON-9067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
66 vinyl pressings of She's A Rainbow are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1967 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is London Records 45 LON 906, released December 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45 LON 906, 45-906, 45-LON-906, 45-906-DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XDR 41714-1G ᵀᴵᴵᴵᴵ and XDR 41715-1G ᵀᴵᴵᴵᴵ. 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.
