Jamaica
1977- Label and catalog number
- Studio One SOL 00330
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
(SIDE A) DB 115 A
(SIDE B) DB 115 B
Vinyl pressings
by Cedric "Im" Brooks · 1977
Im Flash Forward was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year. 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.
(SIDE A) DB 115 A
(SIDE B) DB 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Jamaica | Studio One SOL 00330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Jamaica | Studio One SOL 00330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Studio One 00330LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One SOL 00330LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One SOL 00330LP, Album, Mispress, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Mispress, Misprint, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One SOL 1134LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One SOL 00330LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One 00330LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One 00330LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One 00330LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One SOL 1134LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Im Flash Forward are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1977 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Jamaica. One of them is Studio One SOL 00330.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SOL 00330) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (SIDE A) DB 115 A and (SIDE B) DB 115 B. 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.