Vinyl pressings
by Flash · 1972
Flash was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 11 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.
SVNA 7251 A-1GA-side runout, Variant 1
SVNA 7251 B-1GB-side runout, Variant 1
SVNA 7251 A-2GA-side runout, Variant 2
SVNA 7251 B-1GB-side runout, Variant 2
1-11040-F-3-Etched, Side 1
2-11040-F-3-Etched, Side 2
2 ✲Stamped, Sides 1 & 2
SMAS 1-11040Label, Side 1
SMAS // -2-11040-F2Etched, Side 1
SMAS // -2-11040-F4Etched, Side 2
SMAS 1-11040Label, Side 1
SMAS 2-11040Label, Side 2
0 ST1 11040 F1 #2Etched, Side A
0 ST2 11040 F1 #2Etched, Side B
SMAS 1-11040Label, Side A
SMAS 2-11040Label, Side B
SMAS S̶T̶-1-11040-F4 #2 —◁Runout side A
SMAS S̶T̶-2-11040-F2 —◁Runout side B
SMAS 1-11040Label side A
SMAS 2-11040Label side B
O ST1 11040 F1 #2Side A runout, etched
O ST2 11040 F1 #2Side B runout, etched
SMAS 1-11040Side A, Label
SMAS 2-11040Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Sovereign SVNA 7251 / Sovereign 1E 064 ○ 93152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Harvest 1 C 062-93 152 / Sovereign 1 C 062-93 152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Regal Zonophone 3 C064 - 93152 / Regal Zonophone 3C 064 - 93152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80590First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Sovereign SVNA 7251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Sovereign SVNA 7251 / Sovereign 1E 064 ◦ 93152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Sovereign SMAS 11040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SMAS 71040 / Capitol Records SMAS-11040LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Sovereign SMAS 11040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11040 / Sovereign SMAS-11040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11040 / Sovereign SMAS-11040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Sovereign SMAS 11040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Sovereign SMAS-11040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Friday Music FRM 11040LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Sovereign SMAS-11040LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
19 vinyl pressings of Flash are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1972 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Sovereign SVNA 7251, released February 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SVNA 7251, SMAS 11040, SMAS-11040, 1 C 062-93 152) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SVNA 7251 A-1G and SVNA 7251 B-1G. 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.
