Vinyl pressings
by Roy Harper · 1967
Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year. 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.
SBPG 63184 A1Runout side A, variant 1
SBPG 63184 B1Runout side B, variant 1
SBPG 63184 A1 A 7Runout side A, variant 2
SBPG 63184 B1 A 8Runout side B, variant 2
63184 A1A-side runout, stamped
63184 B1B-side runout, stamped
63184 AA-side label matrix
63184 BB-side label matrix
SBPG 63184 A1 ∴1 OSide A runout, variant 1
SBPG 63184 B1 ∴1 OSide B runout, variant 1
SBPG 63184 A1 A 20Side A runout, variant 2
SBPG 63184 B1 A 11Side B runout, variant 2
63184 A1 Λ OSide A runout
63184 B1 Λ OSide B runout
63184 ASide A Label
63184 BSide A Label
63184 A1Side A runout
63184 B1 ∴Side B runout
63184 ASide A Label
63184 BSide A Label
SBPG 63184 A1Runout side A, variant 1
SBPG 63184 B1Runout side B, variant 1
SBPG 63184 ALabel side A
SBPG 63184 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | UK | CBS 63184 / CBS S BPG 63184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | CBS BPG 63184 / CBS 63184First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 63184 / CBS S BPG 63184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | CBS BPG 63184 / CBS 63184First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | CBS BPG 63184 / CBS 63184First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 63184 / CBS S BPG 63184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | UK | CBS 31544LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | CBS S CBS 31544 / Embassy S CBS 31544LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | CBS S CBS 31544 / Embassy S CBS 31544LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UK | Science Friction SFLP004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | UK | SCIENCE FRICTION SFLP004LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS 63184 / CBS (S) BPG 63184LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1967 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK. One of them is CBS 63184.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 63184, BPG 63184) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SBPG 63184 A1 and SBPG 63184 B1. 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.
