Vinyl pressings
by Pink Floyd · 1983
Not Now John was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 17 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.
12 HAR 5224 A-1-1-1- NICKZRunout A-side, variant 1
12 HAR 5224 B-2-1-1-Runout B-side, variant 1
12 HAR 5224 A-2-1-2-2 NICKZRunout A-side, variant 2
12 HAR 5224 B-2-1-1-Runout B-side, variant 2
HAR 5224 A-1-1-1-0 NICKZA-side runout, variant 1
HAR 52234 B-3-1-1-1 1B-side runout, variant 1
HAR 5224 A-3-1-1-5 NICKZA-side runout, variant 2
HAR 52234 B-3-1-1-5 NICKZB-side runout, variant 2
HAR 5224 A-2-1-1-2Runout Side A etched
HAR 52234 B-3-1-1-2Runout Side B etched
HAR 5224 A-2-1-1-2Runout Side A etched
HAR 52234 B-3-1-1-2Runout Side B etched
HAR DJ 5224 A-2-1-1-2 NICKZ (Last No2 & NICKZ are etched)Side A, Variant 2
HAR 5224 B-2-1-1-O NICKZ (NICKZ is etched)Side B, Variant 2
har dj 5224aSide A label
har dj 5224bSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | Discos CBS ASS 66287", Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Argentina | Discos CBS Argentina DEP-7287", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223066First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Brazil | Discos CBS 43.543 / CBS 43543First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia 38-03905First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Harvest 2C 008-65132 / Harvest 2C 008-65.132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | Harvest SP 1217First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | France | EMI Records Ltd. C 052 52943 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1983 | Germany | Harvest 1C 006-65 132 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-65 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | Harvest HAR 5224First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Italy | Harvest 3C 006-65132 / EMI 3C 006-65132First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 647First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Mexico | CBS 8551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Harvest 1A 006-65132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Harvest 1A K062Z-65133 / Harvest K062Z-65133First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Not Now John are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, France, Japan and more. One of them is Harvest 12har 5224, released May 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12har 5224, har 5224, har dj 5224, 38-03905) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 HAR 5224 A-1-1-1- NICKZ and 12 HAR 5224 B-2-1-1-. 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.
