Vinyl pressings
by Martha Velez · 1969
Fiends & Angels was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 8 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.
p S̶W̶E̶B̶ ̶2̶1̶1̶8̶-̶4̶ SWEB 2117-4 Bell Sound sƒ Ʌ3Runout side A
○ SWEB 2118-1 Bell Sound sƒ Ʌ3Runout side B
SWEB 2117Label side A
SWEB 2118Label side B
T SWEB 2̶1̶1̶8̶-2 SWEB 2117 Bell Sound sƒRunout side A
○ T SWEB 2118-2 Bell Sound sƒRunout side B
SWEB 2117Label side A
SWEB 2118Label side B
SWEB 21187-3 circleMR Bell Sound sƒ 1 Ʌ13710-XRunout side 1, etched except for Bell Sound sf, 8 in 21187 crossed-out
SWEB 2118-2 circleMR Bell Sound sƒ Ʌ13710Runout side 2, etched except for Bell Sound sf stamped
SWEB 2117Label side 1
SWEB 2118Label side 2
ACSZ-3192-2LRunout side A
ACSZ-3193-1LRunout side B
ACSZ.3192Label side A
ACSZ.3193Label side B
ACSL-3192-1B U JT 1Side A runout
ACSL-3193-1B B JT 1Side B runout
ACSL.3192Side A label
ACSL.3193Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | London Records SAHA 8395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Europe | London Records SHK 8395 / London Records SH-K.8395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Disc'Az STEC LP 65First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | London Records 195.012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | London Records SHA-U 119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | LONDON Records SHA-U 119First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Italy | Variety FLP ST 12511 / Sire FLP ST 12511First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | London Records SLC 285 / London Records SLC-285First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | London Records SHK 8395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | London Records HA-K 8395 / London Records HAK 8395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Sire SES 97008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sire Ses.97008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sire SES 97008 / Sire SIRE/ SES 97008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sire SES 97008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Epic EPIA 53013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Epic EPIA 53013LP, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1970 | UK | Blue Horizon 7-63867LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Blue Horizon S 7-63867LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Unknown | Real Gone Music RGM-0995LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0995LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
20 vinyl pressings of Fiends & Angels are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1969 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Sire SES 97008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SES 97008, Ses.97008, SHK 8395, HA-K 8395) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p S̶W̶E̶B̶ ̶2̶1̶1̶8̶-̶4̶ SWEB 2117-4 Bell Sound sƒ Ʌ3 and ○ SWEB 2118-1 Bell Sound sƒ Ʌ3. 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.
