Vinyl pressings
by Colosseum II · 1976
Strange New Flesh was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 9 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.
6 ILPS 9356 A-1E EGSide A, etched, variant 1
10 ILPS 9356 B-1E EGSide B, etched, variant 1
14 ILPS 9356 A-1E 1 EGSide A, etched, variant 2
7 ILPS 9356 B-1E 1 EGSide B, etched, variant 2
15 ILPS 9356 A-1E EG 1Side A, variant 1
I-20 ILPS 9356 B-1E 1 EGSide B, variant 1
I-16 ILPS 9356 A-1E EG 1Side A, variant 2
2 ILPS 9356 B-1E 1 EGSide B, variant 2
S 27213 A-1 76 Made In Germany A 012Side 1, Stamped
MPO BRO 2016 A ILPS 9356 ASide A, runout
MPO BRO 2016 B ILPS 9356 BSide B, runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Bronze 24-356First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | Bronze 27 213 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Bronze 810010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Bronze BRO 2016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Bronze 27 213 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Bronze 28 788 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Italy | Bronze ILPS 19356First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Bronze P-10182BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Bronze P-10182BFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Bronze 24-356First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Bronze ILPS 9356First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Bronze ILPS 9356First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | Bronze VIP-4182LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | Bronze VIP-4182LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP104 / Castle Classics CLALP 104LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Brazil | Lup Som 2L5.4002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 788-270 / Bronze 28 788 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 788-270 / Bronze 28 788 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Strange New Flesh are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Australia, Austria, Brazil and more. One of them is Bronze ILPS 9356.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9356, 24-356, 27 213 XOT, 810010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6 ILPS 9356 A-1E EG and 10 ILPS 9356 B-1E EG. 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.
