Vinyl pressings
by Michael Chapman · 1970
Fully Qualified Survivor was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
SHVL 764 A-1URunout side A variant 1
SHVL 764 B-1URunout side B variant 1
SHVL 764 A-1U M 2Runout side A variant 2
SHVL 764 B-1U A 1Runout side B variant 2
SHVL 764 A-1U 1 E1Side A runout stamped
SHVL 764 B-1U 1 E1Side B runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Netherlands | Harvest SHVL 764 / Harvest 5C 062-90998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Harvest SHVL 764 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 90998First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Harvest SW-816LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Harvest SW-816LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Criminal Records Take 3LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Cube Records HI FLY 38LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | UK | C5 Records C5-527LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | Cube Records C-30.1761 / Victoria VLP-335LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 060 / Harvest LITA 060LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Harvest 1 C 062-90998LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 764 / Harvest 1E 062 ◦ 90998LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Light In The Attic LITA 060 / Harvest LITA 060LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
12 vinyl pressings of Fully Qualified Survivor are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, Netherlands. One of them is Harvest SHVL 764, released March 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHVL 764) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHVL 764 A-1U and SHVL 764 B-1U. 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.
