Vinyl pressings
by Lindisfarne · 1975
Lindisfarne's Finest Hour was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
PECKORunout, A-side, hand etched
A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout, B-side, hand etched
CAS 1108 1Y // M 1 3 3Variant 1 Runout, A-side, stamped
CAS 1108 2Y // M 1 6 1Variant 1 Runout, B-side, stamped
CAS 1108 1Y // M 1 3 3 PECKOSide A runout, variant 1
CAS 1108 2Y // M 1 6 1 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout, variant 1
CAS 1108 1Y // 1 M 1 1 9 PECKOSide A runout, variant 2
CAS 1108 2Y // 1 M 12 2 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout, variant 2
CAS 1108 1Y // 1 M 12 18Runout, A-side, stamped, Variant 1
PECKORunout, A-side, hand etched, Variant 1
CAS 1108 2Y // 1 M 13 6Runout, B-side, stamped, Variant 1
A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout, B-side, hand etched, Variant 1
CAS 1108 1Y // M 1 \ 1 1 4 PECKOSide A runout, variant 1
CAS 1108 2Y // 1 M \ 1 1 2 PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout, variant 1
CAS 1108 1Y // 1 M 12 22 PECKOSide A runout, variant 2
CAS 1108 2Y // 1 M 15 8 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout, variant 2
9299820-1 2YS4200Runout, A side
9299820-2 2YS4201Runout, B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Charisma 9299 820 / Charisma FLXP 6827First yearLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| 1975 | Australia | Charisma 9299 820First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | Charisma 9211-1108First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | Charisma 9211-1108First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Charisma 6369 969First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | South Africa | Charisma 6369 969First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | Charisma CAS 1108First yearLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| 1975 | UK | Charisma CAS 1108First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | Charisma CAS 1108First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Charisma CAS 1108First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1976 | Germany | Charisma 9299 713LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Germany | Charisma 9299 713LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Greece | Charisma 6393908LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Charisma 6393908LP, Compilation, White Label, Stereo | LP, Compilation, White Label, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | Charisma SUC 134 / Charisma 9279 531LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Charisma CAS 1108LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
16 vinyl pressings of Lindisfarne's Finest Hour are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Charisma CAS 1108.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAS 1108, 9299 820, 9211-1108, 6369 969) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PECKO and A PORKY PRIME CUT. 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.
