Vinyl pressings
by Cheap Trick · 1988
The Flame was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ZSS-177676-1A MASTERDISK G1A-Side Runout, variant 1
ZSS-177677-1A MASTERDISK G1B-Side Runout, variant 1
ZSS-177676-1A MASTERDISK G1 B 20A-Side Runout, variant 2
ZSS-177677-1A MASTERDISK G1 A 18B-Side Runout, variant 2
ZSS-177676-1A MASTERDISK G1A-Side Runout
ZSS-177677-1A MASTERDISK G1B-Side Runout
ZSS 177676A-Side Label
ZSS 177677B-Side Label
651466.-6. .A1. C BSide A runout
651466.-6. B1. 1 5 ASide B runout
651466 6 A☆Side A label
651466 6 B☆Side B label
65144̶ 667 A1 ⋀Side A runout
65144̶ 667 B1 ⋀Side B runout
651466 7 A✩Side A label
651466 7 B✩Side B label
Mx 250415 651466·7·1Side A runout, etched
Mx 250416 651466·7·2Side B runout, etched
MX250415Label Side A
MX250416Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Discos CBS DEP 651First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Australia | Epic 651466 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Australia | Epic 651466 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Australia | Epic 651466 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Australia | Epic 651466 77", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Canada | Epic 34 7745 / Epic 34-7745First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Epic 34-07745First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Costa Rica | Epic 7045466First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Epic 651466 7 / Epic EPC 651466 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Epic EPC 651466 8 / Epic 651466 8First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Epic PRO 436First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Philippines | Epic QEL45-20144 / Epic 34-07745First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Spain | Epic EPC 651466-7First year7", Promo, Single Sided · Promo | 7", Promo, Single Sided · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | Epic EPC 651466 8First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Spain | Epic EPC 651466-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic 15-737927", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
22 vinyl pressings of The Flame are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 34-07745.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 34-07745, EAS 1041, 651466 6, 651466 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-177676-1A MASTERDISK G1 and ZSS-177677-1A MASTERDISK G1. 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.
