UK
January 16, 2012- Label and catalog number
- Ambush Reality LPAMBR015
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Blue
- Runout / matrix
159226E1/ASide A, stamped
159226E2/BSide B, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Enter Shikari · 2012
A Flash Flood Of Colour was first pressed on vinyl in 2012. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2012, 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.
159226E1/ASide A, stamped
159226E2/BSide B, stamped
BB56612-01 A1 chrisp@UNITYSide A: Etched
BB56612-01 B1 chrisp@UNITYSide B: Etched
HR 740-1 A MASTERDISKSide A Runout. 1st part Etched, MD Stamped
HR 740-1 B MASTERDISK ᴬᴰSide B Runout. 1st part Etched, MD Stamped. ᴬᴰ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Ambush Reality LPAMBR015First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | UK | Ambush Reality LPAMBR015First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | UK | Ambush Reality LPAMBR015First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Hopeless Records HR740-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Hopeless Records HR740-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Ambush Reality LPAMBR015LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | UK | Ambush Reality LPAMBR015LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | UK | Ambush Reality LPAMBR015LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Ambush Reality LPAMBR015LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Ambush Reality LPAMBR015LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of A Flash Flood Of Colour are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2012 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 2012, in UK, US. One of them is Ambush Reality LPAMBR015, released January 16, 2012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPAMBR015, HR740-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 159226E1/A and 159226E2/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.