Vinyl pressings
by Veda Brown · 1973
Short Stopping was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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.
STA-01209-PLSide A [runout variant 1]
STA-01210-PLSide B [runout variant 1]
STXS-0525-2 SS-01209 PP - L.NIX-Side A [runout variant 2]
STXS-0525-2 SS-01209 PP - L.NIX-Side B [runout variant 2]
STXS-0525-13 T SS-01209 -L.NIX- T1Side A Runout
STXS-0527-14 T SS-01210 -L.NIX- T1Side B Runout
STXS-0525-11 SS-01209-1B -L.Nix- SSSide A Runout
STXS-0527-11 SS-01210-1B -L.Nix- SSSide B Runout
SS-01209Side A Label
SS-01210Side B Label
p STXS-0525-9 SS-01209 x -L.NIX-A-Side Runout Etching
STXS-0527-10 p SS-01210 -L.NIX-B-Side Runout Etching
SS-01209A-Side Label
SS-01210B-Side Label
STXS-0525-2 SS-01209 pp -LNIX-A-Side Runout Etching
STXM-0525-2 SM-01211 pp -LNIX-B-Side Runout Etching
SS-01209-PLA label
SM-01211-PLB label
STXS-0525-13 T SS-01209 -L.NIX-Side A runout
STXM-0526-14 T SM-01211 -L.NIX-Side B runout
SS-01209Side A label
SM-01211Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | Stax 2025 198First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Stax 2025 198First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0163First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Stax STA-0163First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Stax STA 0163First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Stax STA-0163First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Stax STA-0163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Stax STA 0163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Stax STA-0163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Stax STXS 20087", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Stax STXS 20087", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Stax STXS 20087" | 7" |
| 1974 | UK | Stax STXS 20087", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Stax STAX 8127", Mono, Reissue · Mono | 7", Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Not On Label7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Short Stopping are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1973 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Brazil, Germany, Jamaica. One of them is Stax STA-0163, released May 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STA-0163, STA 0163, 2025 198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-01209-PL and STA-01210-PL. 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.
