Vinyl pressings
by Kevin Ayers · 1973
Bananamour was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SHVL 807 A-3Runout, A-side - variant 1
SHVL 807 B-3Runout, B-side - variant 1
SHVL 807 A-3 G 1Runout, A-side - variant 2
SHVL 807 B-3 R 1Runout, B-side - variant 2
SHVL 807 A-3Runout, A-side, machine stamped
SHVL 807 B-3Runout, B-side, machine stamped
SHVL.807ACenter label, A-side in parentheses
SHVL.807BCenter label, B-side in parentheses
SAS-7406-A-3 VX 18220 (1)Side A Runout etched
SAS-7406-B-3 VX 18220-X (1)Side B Runout etched
SAS-7406-ASide A Label
SAS-7406-BSide B Label
SAS-7406-A-3 MR [in a circle] \△18220 (1) STERLINGRunout side A
SAS-7406-B-3 MR [in a circle] \△18220-X (1) STERLINGRunout side B
SAS-7406-ASide A Label
SAS-7406-BSide B Label
SAS-7406-A-1 1-1 PRC STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1, etched; STERLING stamped
SAS-7406-B-1 1-1 PRC STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1, etched; STERLING stamped
SAS-7406-4-A 1-1 STERLING □Side A runout, variant 2, etched; STERLING stamped
SAS-7406-B-1 STERLING PR ɖSide B runout, variant 2, etched; STERLING stamped
SAS-7406-A-2 •─◁ STERLINGRunout A
SAS-7406-B-2 •─◁ STERLINGRunout B
SAS-7406-ASide A Label
SAS-7406-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Harvest SHVL 807First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Harvest SHVL 807 / Harvest 1E 064 ○ 05229LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | UK | Harvest SHVL 807 / Harvest 1E 064 ○ 05229First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Harvest SHVL 807First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Sire SAS-7406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Sire SAS-7406 / Sire SAS 7406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Sire SAS-7406First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Sire SAS-7406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80837 / Harvest EOP-80837First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80837 / Harvest EOP-80837First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Harvest EMS1124LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | Esoteric Recordings QECLECLP2892LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2025 | UK | Esoteric Recordings QECLECLP2892LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Bananamour are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Japan, France. One of them is Harvest SHVL 807.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHVL 807, SAS-7406, EOP-80837) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHVL 807 A-3 and SHVL 807 B-3. 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.
