Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1972
Tumbling Dice was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
50 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 24 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.
RS-24176-5 PP ATA-side matrix number - runout
ST-RS-24179-4 PP ATB-side matrix number - runout
RS-24176 - 5 PP AT ʀᴏʟʟɪɴɢ sᴛᴏɴᴇs ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs [Artisan]Var 2: Run-out Side A, etched
RS-24179 - 4 P P [Artisan] ʀᴏʟʟɪɴɢ sᴛᴏɴᴇs ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs ATVar 2: Run-out Side B, etched
RS-24176-6 Rolling Stones Records △ 88100 ATA Side Etched
ST-RS-24179-6 Rollin Stones Records △ 88101 ATB Side Etched
(MR)A Side Stamped
(MR)B Side Stamped
RS - 24176 - 2 SP Rolling Stones Records I-2 ATA side - runout (etched)
ST-RS - 24179 - I SP Rolling Stones Records ATB side - runout (etched)
SRC [logo] Artisan Sound [logo]both sides - runout (stamped)
RS-24176 SPA side - label
RS-24176-5 p.p. AT Rolling Stones RecordsA Side Etched
ST-RS-24179-4 p.p. (stamper symbol) Rolling Stones Records ATB Side Etched
ST-RS-24179-PLB Side Label
RS - 24176 - 2 SP Rolling Stones Records I-2 ATA side - runout (etched)
ST-RS - 24179 - I SP Rolling Stones Records ATB side - runout (etched)
Artisan Sound (logo)Stamped on runouts
RS-24176-5 PP AT ROLLING STONES RECORDS Artisan Sounds [logo]Mono Side Runout
ST-RS-24176-3 PP AT Artisan Sounds [logo] ROLLING STONES RECORDSStereo Side Runout
RS-24176-PLMono Side Label
ST-RS-24176-PLStereo Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Argentina | Rolling Stones Records 31.863First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1972 | Argentina | Music Hall 31.863First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Austria | Rolling Stones Records RS 19 103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Austria | Rolling Stones Records RS 19 1037", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Brazil | Continental RS-19103 / Rolling Stones Records RS-19103First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records RS-19103First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1972 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records S 19103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | El Salvador | Rolling Stones Records RS-19103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Rolling Stones Records RS 19 103 / Rolling Stones Records RS 19103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Rolling Stones Records RS 19 103First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records RS 19 103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records RS 19 103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Greece | Rolling Stones Records 2014 004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Israel | Rolling Stones Records RS 19103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Italy | Rolling Stones Records RS 19103First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Rolling Stones Records GS 457947", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Madagascar | RCA Victor RS 1910345 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
55 vinyl pressings of Tumbling Dice are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1972 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Rolling Stones Records RS-19103, released April 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS-19103, RS 19103, 31.863, RS 19 103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RS-24176-5 PP AT and ST-RS-24179-4 PP AT. 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.
