Vinyl pressings
by Ill Wind · 1968
Flashes was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
LWSide A & B etched runout
ABCS 641 AVariant 1: Side A stamped runout
ABCS 641 B BellSoundVariant 1: Side B stamped runout
ABCS641A KVariant 2: Side A stamped runout [K is etched]
ABCS 641A ∆12231Variant 1: Side A stamped runout
ABCS 641B-1 BellSound ∆12231-XVariant 1: Side B stamped runout
ABCS641A K LWSide A runout
ABCS641B-1 K BellSound LWSide B runout
ABCS-641-ASide A label
ABCS-641-BSide B label
ABCS 641 ASide A stamped runout
ABCS 641 B BellSoundSide B stamped runout
LWSide A & B etched runout
ABC 641-A1 Bell Sound LWSide A runout
ABC 641-B2 Bell Sound LWSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | ABC Records ABCS-641First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ABC Records ABCS-641First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ABC Records ABCS-641First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | ABC Records ABC-641First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | ABC Records ABCS-641First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | ABC Records ABCS-641First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | Flash Records ABCS-641LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Italy | Akarma AK 162LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | UK | Sunbeam Records SBR2LP5065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Spain | Out-Sider OSR091LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Spain | Out-Sider OSR091LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | ABC Records ABCS-641LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Rasputin Records CS 64138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Flashes are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada. One of them is ABC Records ABCS-641.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCS-641, ABC-641) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LW and ABCS 641 A. 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.
