Vinyl pressings
by Roy Harper · 1970
Flat Baroque And Berserk 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.
3 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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 766 A-2Side A runout, variant 1
SHVL 766 B-2Side B runout, variant 1
SHVL 766 A-2 G 1Side A runout, variant 2
SHVL 766 B -2 G 1Side B runout, variant 2
SKAO-1-418-F5 ─◁Runout side A, etched
SKAO-2-418-F5 ─◁Runout side A, etched
SKAO 1-418Label side A
SKAO 2-418Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Harvest SKAO-418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Harvest SHVL 766 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 04262LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | US | Harvest SKAO 418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Harvest SHVL 766 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 04262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Harvest OP-80221 / Odeon OP-80221LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Harvest OP-80221 / Odeon OP-80221LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1974 | UK | Harvest SHVL 766LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR-1160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1160LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Harvest EG 26 0585 1 / Harvest EG 2605851LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Science Friction SFLP003LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 766LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Harvest EG 26 0585 1 / Harvest EG 2605851LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 766LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 766LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of Flat Baroque And Berserk are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1970 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Canada. One of them is Harvest SHVL 766, released January 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHVL 766, SKAO 418, SKAO-418) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHVL 766 A-2 and SHVL 766 B-2. 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.
