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"Rocks" vinyl value

Median ask · 2023 B0037628-01
$30
Asks start at
$11
Basis
17 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Sep 16, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Aerosmith — "Rocks": pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1984 ColumbiaPC 34165USReissue, Carrollton Pressingfrom $13
1984 ColumbiaPC 34165USReissue, Pitman Pressing from $13
1984 ColumbiaPC 34165USReissuefrom $13
2014 ColumbiaPC 34165USNumbered, Reissue, Remasteredfrom $24
2014 ColumbiaPC 34165USReissue, Remastered, 180gfrom $24
2023 CapitolB0037628-01USReissue, Remastered$12–$48
Undated ColumbiaJC 34165USReissuefrom $13
Undated ColumbiaJC 34165USReissue, Santa Maria from $13
5 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1985 CBS/Sony20AP 3124JapanReissue
1998 Columbia32360EuropeLimited Edition, Reissue, 180 gr.
2014 Music On VinylMOVLP977EuropeNumbered, Reissue, Remastered
2014 Music On VinylMOVLP977EuropeReissue, Remastered
2017 Columbia88985402731EuropeReissue, Remastered, 180 Gram

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13 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1984First released 1976; our table starts at 1984 (Columbia, US). A copy older than 1984 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants1998 Europe: Limited Edition, Reissue, 180 gr.; 2014 Europe: Numbered, Reissue, Remastered. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.
JapanPressed to high standards and collected separately; a copy with the original obi strip is a different record to collectors than one without.
Reissues, 2014+4 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1984 US pressing it reads “AL 34165” on side one and “BL 34165” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. The same pressing can be worth several times more in near mint than in VG. Grade the vinyl and the sleeve separately — our grading guide shows the standard scale.

A 1976 jacket with a later disc inside is a reissue in an original sleeve. Judge the pressing by the runout etching and the label, never by the cover.

Questions

Which pressing of "Rocks" is worth the most?

Original 1976 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1984 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 1998 “Limited Edition, Reissue, 180 gr.” and the 2014 “Numbered, Reissue, Remastered”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1984 US pressing the runout reads “AL 34165”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is "Rocks" worth today?

Sellers ask from $11 for the pressings we track; for the 2023 B0037628-01 the median ask is $30 over 9 listings (eBay, Sep 16, 2026). Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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