Beggars Banquet vinyl value
The Rolling Stones — Beggars Banquet: pressings we track
| Pressing | Catalog | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Decca | SKDL 4955 | Greece | Remastered |
| 1984 Decca | SKDL4955 | UK | Remastered, Half Speed Digital |
| 1985 Decca | SKDL 4955 | Europe | Reissue, Remastered |
| 1986 London | PS 539 | Canada | Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold |
| 1986 London | 800 084-1 | Europe | Reissue |
| 1986 London | 800 084-1 | Germany | Reissue, Remastered |
| 1986 ABKCO | 844 471-1 | UK & Europe | Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold |
| 1986 ABKCO | 75391 | US | Reissue, Remastered, EMW Pressing Gatefold |
| 1988 London | L18P 1808 | Japan | Reissue, Gatefold |
| 1988 London | L18P-1819 | Japan | Reissue |
| 2003 ABKCO | 882 330-1 | Europe | Reissue, Remastered, Pallas Pressing, Gatefold |
| 2003 ABKCO | K/T 9539-1 | Europe | Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold |
| 2003 ABKCO | 18771-9539-1 | US | Reissue, Remastered, DSD, 180 Gram, Gatefold |
| 2007 ABKCO | UIJY-9022 | Japan | Reissue, 200 gram, DSD Mastering. |
| 2013 ABKCO | 0018771953913 | US | Reissue, Remastered, Clear |
| 2017 ABKCO | 0018771953913 | Europe | Reissue, Remastered, 180 Gram, Gatefold |
26 pressings tracked, 16 shown · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026
Photos from real copies
Scanned by RecordScout users, shared under our Terms. To pin down the exact pressing, read the label and the runout — the jacket alone does not name it.
What separates the pressings
How to identify your copy
Three checks, in the order worth doing them.
- 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
Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1981 Greece pressing it reads “DECCA 13006A MT 410 1299...” on side one and “DECCA 13006B MT 410 1299...” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.
- 3
Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.
Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 1968 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.
Questions
Which pressing of Beggars Banquet is worth the most?
Original 1968 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1981 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2013 “Reissue, Remastered, Clear”) 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 1981 Greece pressing the runout reads “DECCA 13006A MT 410 1299...”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.
How much is Beggars Banquet worth today?
Market prices move, so a static number goes stale fast. Scan the record in the RecordScout app: it identifies your exact pressing from the label and shows a current value range for its condition.
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