Vinyl pressings
by Flipper · 1982
Album Generic Flipper was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
SUB25 A L-8445Runout side A, etched, variant 1
SUB25 B L-8445-XRunout side B, etched, variant 1
SUB 25 A-1 L-8445Runout side A, etched, variant 2
SUB 25 B-1 L-8445-XRunout side B, etched, variant 2
SUB UK 1 A-1 MPOSide A
SUB UK 1 B-1 MPOSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | UK | Subterranean Records UK SUB UK 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | UK | Beggars Banquet DAB LP3 / Def American Recordings DAB LP3LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| 1993 | UK | Beggars Banquet DAB LP 3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M513LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US | Superior Viaduct SV210LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Subterranean Records SUB 25LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Album Generic Flipper are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1982 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK. One of them is Subterranean Records SUB 25, released April 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUB 25, SUB UK 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SUB25 A L-8445 and SUB25 B L-8445-X. 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.
