Vinyl pressings
by Sex Pistols · 1979
Flogging A Dead Horse was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 7 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.
V2142 A2 MACKRunout Side A, Etched, Variant 1
V2142 B2 MACKRunout Side B, Etched, Variant 1
V·2142·A-1Runout Side A, Etched, Variant 2
V.2142.B.2 MACKRunout Side B, Etched, Variant 2
V2142 A2 MackA Side Runout, etched, variant 1
V2142 B2 MackB Side Runout, etched, variant 1
V-2142-A-3 MACK "ƱLyreSymbol" C1A Side Runout, etched, variant 2
V-2142-B-2 "ƱLyreSymbol" C1 MACKA Side Runout, etched, variant 2
V-2142-A-1 ⋀ ƱSide A runout variant 1
V-2142-B-1 Ʊ CSide B runout variant 1
V-2142-A-1 C ƱSide A runout variant 2
V-2142-B-1 Ʊ ⋀Side B runout variant 2
V-2142-A-1 D ƱSide A runout, etched/stamped, variant 1
V-2142-B-2 Ʊ B MACKSide B runout, etched/stamped, variant 1
V-2142-A-2 Ʊ B MACKSide A runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
V-2142-B-1 Ʊ C 8Side B runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
V2142 A FXSide A runout
V2142 B FXSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Virgin V 2142First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Benelux | Virgin 201 165First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Finland | Virgin V 2142First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | Finland | Virgin V 2142First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12142First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2142 / RTC V 2142First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2142 / RTC V 2142First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Virgin V-2142 / Virgin V2142First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V2142 / Virgin V 2142First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V2142 / Virgin V 2142First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V 2142First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V 2142First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Austria | Virgin 201 165LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Greece | Virgin 2933 799LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Portugal | Vadeca VV 33 041YLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | South Africa | Virgin VIR (L) 3009 V 2142 / Virgin VIR(L) 3009LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Germany | Virgin 201 165 / Virgin 201 165-320LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Germany | Virgin 201 165 / Virgin 201 165-320LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Australia | Virgin V 2142LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Australia | Virgin V 2142LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Spain | Virgin I-201.165LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Japan | Virgin VIL-6024LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | Virgin VIL-6024LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1986 | Germany | Virgin OVED 165 / Virgin 201 165LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | Virgin OVED 165LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1986 | Italy | Virgin OVED 165LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Spain | Virgin E-201 165LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Virgin V 2142LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 201 165 / Virgin 201165-270LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 201 165 / Virgin 201165-270LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Virgin OVED 165 / Virgin 201 165LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Virgin 201 165 / Virgin 201165-270LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 165LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 165LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 165LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 165LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK & Europe | Virgin OVED 165 / Virgin 201165LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
42 vinyl pressings of Flogging A Dead Horse are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1979 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Benelux, Finland, Italy and more. One of them is Virgin V 2142, released October 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2142, V2142, 201 165, VIL 12142) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V2142 A2 MACK and V2142 B2 MACK. 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.
