Vinyl pressings
by Young MC · 1989
Stone Cold Rhymin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ST IL 897557 A - DMM MASTERDISK SP1-1Etched side A runout
STIL 897558 A DMM MASTERDISK SP1-1Etched side B runout
ST IL 897558 A DMM MASTERDISK SP1-1Side B etched runout
ST-IL-897557-C DMM MASTERDISKSide B etched runout
ST IL 897557 A - DMM MASTERDISK SP1-1Hand-etchings Runout Side A
STIL 897558 A DMM MASTERDISK SP1-1Hand-etchings Runout Side A
ST-IL-897557-SPLabel Side A
ST-IL-897558-SPLabel Side B
BRLP 540 A-1U-1-1Machine stamp side A
BRLP 540 B-1U-1- 1Machine stamp side B
BRLP540-ACentre label side A
BRLP540-BCentre label side B
DM210315 A-1/9-89Runout side A
DM210315 B-1/9-89Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Delicious Vinyl 842 375-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Island Records ISL-1257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Island Records 5C 210315First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Delicious Vinyl BRLP 540 / 4th & Broadway BRLP540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Delicious Vinyl 91309-1 / Delicious Vinyl 7 91309-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Delicious Vinyl 61044-71814-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Delicious Vinyl 91309-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Delicious Vinyl 91309-1 / Island Records 91309-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Delicious Vinyl A191309LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Europe | Delicious Vinyl 210 315 / 4th & Broadway 210 315First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Colombia | Philips 842375-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Mexico | Delicious Vinyl LPR 33002 / Island Records LPR-33002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Delicious Vinyl DV3500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Craft Recordings CR00077LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Craft Recordings CR00498LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Stone Cold Rhymin' are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1989 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Europe, Australia and more. One of them is Delicious Vinyl 91309-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 91309-1, 61044-71814-1, BRLP 540, 210 315) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST IL 897557 A - DMM MASTERDISK SP1-1 and STIL 897558 A DMM MASTERDISK SP1-1. 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.
