Vinyl pressings
by Climax Blues Band · 1971
Tightly Knit 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.
7 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SHSP 4015 A-1 1 OSide A Runout, variant 1
SHSP 4015 B-1 1 GSide B Runout, variant 1
SHSP 4015 A-1 1 GSide A Runout, variant 2
SHSP 4015 B-1 1 GSide B Runout, variant 2
SHSP 4015 A-1Side A Runout, stamped
SHSP 4015 B-1Side B Runout, stamped
SHSP 4015 A-1Side A runout
SHSP 4015 B-1Side B runout
SHSP 4015ASide A label
SHSP 4015BSide 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 | Australia | Harvest SHVL 4015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Harvest 2C 064-92.734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Odeon OP-80430 / Harvest SHLP-40158First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Odeon OP-80430 / Harvest SHSP 4015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | South Africa | Harvest SHSPJ 4015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4015 / Harvest IE 062 ○ 92734First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4015 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 92734First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1972 | Canada | Sire SI 5903LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Harvest 1 J 062-92.734LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Sire SI-5903 / Sire SI 5903LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Sire SI 5903 / Sire SI-5903LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Sire SI 5903LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Sire SI 5903 / Sire SI-5903LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Sire SASD-7517LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Sire SASD-7517LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | France | C5 Records c5 557LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | C5 Records C5 557LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Italy | Akarma AK 146LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Harvest SHSP 4015 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 92734LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Tightly Knit are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, Australia, France, Japan and more. One of them is Harvest SHSP 4015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHSP 4015, SHVL 4015, 2C 064-92.734, OP-80430) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHSP 4015 A-1 1 O and SHSP 4015 B-1 1 G. 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.
