Vinyl pressings
by Barclay James Harvest · 1971
Once Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SHVL 788A-1 P 1Runout Side A, stamped, variant 1
SHVL 788B-1 T 1Runout Side B, stamped, variant 1
SHVL 788A-1 H 1Runout Side A, stamped, variant 2
SHVL 788B-1 M 1Runout Side B, stamped, variant 2
SHVL 788A-1 G 1Side A runout
SHVL 788B-1 O 1Side B runout
SHVL.788ASide A label in parentheses
SHVL.788BSide B label in parentheses
SI-4904-A-1A STERLINGSide A etched (except STERLING)
SI-4904-B-1ASide B etched
SI-4904-A-1C MR ꓥ ∆ 16080 I STERLINGSide A etched, except MR STERLING variant 1
SI-4904-B-1C MR ∆ 1680-X I STERLINGSide B etched, except MR STERLING
SI-4904-A-1C MR △16080 (1) STERLINGSide A etched, except MR STERLING variant 2
SI-4904-B-1C MR △16080-X (1) STERLINGSide B etched, except MR STERLING variant 2
P S1-4904-A-1A 1 STERLING A 3Side A runout
P SI-4904-B-1A 1 A 2Side B runout
SI 4904 ASide A label
SI 4904 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Harvest OP-80242 / EMI OP-80242First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | Harvest SHVL 788LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Sire SI 4904First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Sire SI 4904First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Sire SI 4904First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Harvest OP-80242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Harvest OP-80242First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | UK | Harvest SHVL 788 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 04697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Harvest SHVL 788 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 04697First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Sire SI 4904First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Sire SI 4904First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Harvest Q4 SHVL 788 / Harvest 1E 062 ◦ 4697 QLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | Brazil | Harvest QHVL 1015LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | UK | Harvest Q4 SHVL 788 / Harvest Q4SHVL 788LP, Album, Repress, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Repress, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | UK | Harvest SHVL 788 / Harvest 1E 062 ◦ 04697LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Harvest 1046971LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | France | Harvest 1046971LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Fame FA 41 3073 1 / Harvest SHVL 788LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | South Korea | Si-Wan Records SRML 6008 / Harvest SHVL 788LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Back On Black PCV003LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Esoteric Recordings PECLECLP 2822LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Harvest 1A 038-1575181 / Fame 1A 038-1575181LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Harvest 1A 038-1575181 / Fame 1A 038-1575181LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Harvest SHVL 788 / PM 291LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Harvest 1 C 064-04 697 / EMI Electrola 1 C 064-04 697LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Harvest 1 C 064-04 697LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 788 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 04697LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 788LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 788LP, Album | LP, Album |
30 vinyl pressings of Once Again are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1971 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Japan. One of them is Harvest SHVL 788, released February 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHVL 788, SI 4904, OP-80242) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHVL 788A-1 P 1 and SHVL 788B-1 T 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.
