Germany
September 17, 2013- Label and catalog number
- Squoodge Records SR 17.01
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Destroyed car / Billy Childish cover, pink

Vinyl pressings
by Billy Childish · 2013
Joseph Beuys Flies Again was first pressed on vinyl in 2013. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 2013, the album's first year, in 2 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.
115685 A1 JPRunout side A, etched
115685 B1 JPRunout side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.01First year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UK & Germany | Squoodge Records SR 17.01 / Hangman Records7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
29 vinyl pressings of Joseph Beuys Flies Again are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2013 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2013, in Germany, Austria. One of them is Squoodge Records SR 17.01, released September 17, 2013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR 17.01) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.