Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1981
Sucking In The Seventies was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 27 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.
STRS-814649-A 1-1 SM 1-3 2 STERLING GC [SRC logo]Runout side A, variant 1
STRS-814650-B SP 0-1 SM3-1 1 STERLING GCRunout side B, variant 1
STRS-814649-A 1-3 SM 1-1 2 STERLING GC [SRC logo]Runout side A, variant 2
STRS-814650-B SP 0-1 SM1-2 1 STERLING GCRunout side B, variant 2
STRS⋅8̷⃥̷1̷⃥̷4̷⃥̷6̷⃥̷4̷⃥̷9̷⃥̷–̷⃥̷814649-1̷⃥̷A̶B O-1 sm 1-1 I STERLING GcRunout side A
STRS-814650-B SP O-1 sm 1̶2-2 I STERLING GcRunout side B
STRS-814650-B SP O-1 sm 1-3 I STERLING GcRunout side B - Variant 1
STRS-814649-A 1-1 SM1-2 2STERLING gC [SRC logo]Side A Runout Variation 2
STRS • 814649-C [Allied logo] STERLING gC B-15558 +Runout side A
STRS-814650-C [Allied logo] STERLING gC B-15559 +Runout side B
ST-RS-814649-ARLabel side A
ST-RS-814650-ARLabel side B
STRS⋅8̷⃥̷1̷⃥̷4̷⃥̷6̷⃥̷4̷⃥̷9̷⃥̷–̷⃥̷814649-1̷⃥̷A̶B O-1 MR 25020 (2) STERLING Gc 16028Runout side A
STRS-814650-B MR 25020X (3) 16028 STERLING GcRunout side B
ST-RS-814649-MOLabel side A
ST-RS-814650-MOLabel side B
STRS-814649-A 1-1 SM 2-4 2 STERLING GC [SRC logo]Runout side A
STRS-814650-B SP 0-1 SM1-1 SM1-2 1 STERLING GCRunout side B
ST-RS-814649-SPLabel side A
ST-RS-814650-SPLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | EMI 8956First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Argentina | EMI 8956First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Australia | Rolling Stones Records CUN.39112First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Brazil | Rolling Stones Records 31C 064 64349First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Brazil | Rolling Stones Records 148.121/1-450205First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records XCOC 16028First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Colombia | Emi 11835First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Europe | EMI 1A 064-64349First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | France | Rolling Stones Records 2C 070-64349First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records 1 C 064-64 349First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records 1C 064-64349 / Rolling Stones Records 1C 064-64 349First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Greece | EMI 14C 062-64349 / EMI 14C 064-64349First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Guatemala | Rolling Stones Records 33185First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | India | Rolling Stones Records CUNS 39112First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Ireland | Rolling Stones Records CUNS 39112First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Rolling Stones Records CBS 450205-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Rolling Stones Records CUNS 39112LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
43 vinyl pressings of Sucking In The Seventies are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1981 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Rolling Stones Records COC 16028.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use COC 16028, CUNS 39112, XCOC 16028, ESS-81425) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STRS-814649-A 1-1 SM 1-3 2 STERLING GC [SRC logo] and STRS-814650-B SP 0-1 SM3-1 1 STERLING GC. 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.
