Vinyl pressings
by Roy Harper · 1971
Stormcock was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1971, 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 789 A-4U P 1Side A runout stamped variant 1
SHVL 789 B-4U L 1Side B runout stamped variant 1
SHVL 789 A-4U G 1Side A runout stamped variant 2
SHVL 789 B-4U M 1Side B runout stamped variant 2
SHVL 789 A-4U P 1Side A runout stamped
SHVL 789 B-4U L 1Side B runout stamped
SHVL.789ALabel A
SHVL.789BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Odeon OP-80358First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Harvest SHVL 789First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Harvest SHVL 789 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 04739First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Harvest SHVL 789 / Harvest IE 062 ○ 04739LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | UK | Harvest SHVL 789 / Harvest IE 062 o 04739LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Harvest SHVL 789 / Harvest IE 062 o 04739First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR-1161LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1161LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Awareness Records AWL 2001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Awareness Records AWL 2001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Awareness Records AWL 2001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Harvest SHVL 789LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2016 | Worldwide | Science Friction SFLP001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 789LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Stormcock are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, Japan, New Zealand. One of them is Harvest SHVL 789.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHVL 789, OP-80358) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHVL 789 A-4U P 1 and SHVL 789 B-4U L 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.
