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Obscured By Clouds

by Pink Floyd · 1972

219 pressings33 countriesSoundtrackPsychedelic RockProg RockRock

Obscured By Clouds was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Obscured By Clouds

56 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 25 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.

UK

June 3, 1972
Label and catalog number
Harvest SHSP 4020Harvest 1E 062 ○ 05054
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SHSP 4020 A-1 GPRunout side A, var. 1

SHSP 4020 B-1 ARunout side B, var. 1

SHSP 4020 A-1 ARunout side A, var. 2

SHSP 4020 B-1 PRunout side B, var. 2

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UK

June 3, 1972
Label and catalog number
Harvest SHSP 4020The Gramophone Co. Ltd. SHSP 4020
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SHSP 4020 A-2 P T

SHSP 4020 B-2 C D A

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UK

1972
Label and catalog number
Harvest SHSP 4020Harvest 1E 062 ○ 05054
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · First Corrected Cut
Runout / matrix

SHSP 4020 A-2 A M 1Side A runout, variant 1

SHSP 4020 B-2 M L 3Side B runout, variant 1

SHSP 4020 A-2 GR 2Side A runout, variant 2

SHSP 4020 B-2 GR 2Side B runout, variant 2

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UK

1972
Label and catalog number
Harvest SHSP 4020Harvest SHVL 797
Format
LP, Album, Mispress · First Corrected Cut
Runout / matrix

SHSP 4020 A-2 GR 2Runout side A, stamped

SHSP 4020 B-2 GR 2Runout side B, stamped

(SHSP.4020A)Label side A

(SHVL.797B)Label side B

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US

June 1972
Label and catalog number
Harvest ST-11078
Format
LP, Album · Winchester Pressing
Runout / matrix

ST-1-11078-F2 ─◁Side A runout variant 1

ST-2-11078-F2 #2 ─◁Side B runout variant 1

ST-1-11078-F2 #3 ─◁Side A runout variant 2

ST-2-11078-F2 ─◁Side B runout variant 2

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US

June 1972
Label and catalog number
Harvest ST-11078
Format
LP, Album · Winchester Pressing
Runout / matrix

ST-1-11078-G15 #3 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A (MASTERED BY CAPITOL) stamper

ST-2-11078-G10 #2 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B (MASTERED BY CAPITOL) stamper

ST 1-11078Side 1 on Label

ST 2-11078Side 2 on Label

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 219 vinyl pressings

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1970s106 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972ArgentinaHarvest 5246First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972ArgentinaEMI 51 1050541 / EMI 5130First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1972ArgentinaHarvest 5246First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1972AustraliaHarvest SHSP.4020First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972AustraliaHarvest SHSP.4020First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972AustraliaHarvest SHSP.4020First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972AustraliaHarvest SHSP-4020First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972AustraliaHarvest SHSP.4020First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972AustraliaHarvest SHSP.4020First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972BrazilOdeon SMOFB-463First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972BrazilOdeon SMOFB-463First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972CanadaHarvest ST-11078First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972CanadaHarvest ST-11078First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972FranceHarvest 2C 064 - 05054 / Harvest 2C 064 - 05.054First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972FranceHarvest SHSP 4020 / Harvest 2C 064 - 05.054First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
All 106 pressings from the 1970s
1980s21 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980ItalyHarvest 3C 064-05054LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980MexicoEMI SLEM-424LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1982MexicoCapitol Records SLEM-424LP, AlbumLP, Album
1983CanadaCapitol Records SW-11078LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1983PortugalHarvest 1050541 / Harvest 11C 078-05054LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983PortugalHarvest 11C 080-05054 / Harvest 11C 078-05054LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983PortugalHarvest 1050541 / Harvest 11C 078-05054LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983USHarvest SW-11078 / Capitol Records SW-11078LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1983USHarvest SW-11078 / Capitol Records SW-11078LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984VenezuelaHarvest 5001LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1985BrazilHarvest 31C 064 05054 / Harvest SHVL 1019LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1985UKHarvest SHSP 4020LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1985VenezuelaEMI 5001LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1986GermanyHarvest 1C 072-05 054 / EMI Electrola 1C 072-05 054LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1986SpainHarvest 066 105 054 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 21 pressings from the 1980s
1990s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990HungaryGong SLPXL 37384 / Harvest SLPXL 37384LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990HungaryGong SLPXL 37384LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1990UKHarvest SHSP 4020LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2010s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2015EuropeHarvest 1C 072-05 054LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2016USPink Floyd Records PFRLP7LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2016USPink Floyd Records PFRLP7LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2016WorldwidePink Floyd Records PFRLP7 / Pink Floyd Records 0190295996970LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2016JapanSony Records Int'l SIJP 18 / Pink Floyd Records PFRLP7LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2025WorldwideColumbia 88875184241 / Sony Music 88875184241LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Year unknown83 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownHarvest 1A 062-05 054LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UnknownHarvest 1A 064-05054LP, Album, Remastered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Remastered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
?ArgentinaEMI 5130 / Fame 5130LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
?ArgentinaEMI 6246 / Harvest 6246LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?ArgentinaEMI 51 1050541 5130 / EMI 5130LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?ArgentinaEMI 5130 / EMI 51 1050541LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?AustraliaHarvest SHSP 4020 / Harvest SHSP-4020LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?BrazilHarvest 31C 064 05054LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?BrazilHarvest SHVL 1019 / Harvest SHVL-1019LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaHarvest SW-11078LP, AlbumLP, Album
?CanadaHarvest ST-11078LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?CanadaHarvest ST-11078 / Harvest SW-11078LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaHarvest ST-11078LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaCapitol Records ST- 11078LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaHarvest ST-11078 / Harvest SW-11078LP, Album, Mispress, ReissueLP, Album, Mispress, Reissue
All 83 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Obscured By Clouds
  2. A2When You're In
  3. A3Burning Bridges
  4. A4The Gold It's In The ...
  5. A5Wot's ... Uh The Deal
  6. A6Mudmen
  7. B1Childhood's End
  8. B2Free Four
  9. B3Stay
  10. B4Absolutely Curtains

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Obscured By Clouds are there?

219 vinyl pressings of Obscured By Clouds are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1972 and 2025.

When was Obscured By Clouds first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong, Netherlands and more. One of them is Harvest SHSP 4020, released June 3, 1972.

How do I tell if my copy of Obscured By Clouds is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHSP 4020, ST-11078, EOP-80575, 5246) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHSP 4020 A-1 GP and SHSP 4020 B-1 A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Obscured By Clouds on vinyl worth?

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.

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