Vinyl pressings
by Sigue Sigue Sputnik · 1986
Flaunt It was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 21 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.
PCS 7305 A 1-1-1-Runout side A, stamped variant 1
PCS 7305 B-2-1-2Runout side B, stamped variant 1
PCS 7305 A-2-1-2 DRunout side A, stamped variant 2
PCS 7305 B-2-1-2 DRunout side B, stamped variant 2
PCS 7305 A-2-1-1- ↿ DRunout side A, stamped
PCS 7305 B-3-1-1- x ↿ DRunout side B, stamped
ST-1-53033- Z2 SPAR ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ 1-2 B-24715 Δ/3630 0- SRCSide A, Variant 1
ST-2-53033- Z1 1- SPAR 0- Δ/3630-X B-24716 -2 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ SRCSide B, Variant 1
ST-1-53033-Z2 SP-AR ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ HW 1-2 B-24715 Δ13630 0- SRCSide A, Variant 2
ST-2-53033-Z1 1-2 SP-AR 0- Δ13630-X B-24716-Z1 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ HW SRCSide B, Variant 2
[SRC logo] ST-1-53033-Z2 MASTERDISK 1-1Side 1 runout
MASTERDISK [SRC logo] ST-2 • 53033 • Z1 1-1Side 2 runout
̶|̶|̶~̶Etched symbol under "MASTERDISK" on both sides
SPRO-1-9768-Z1 MASTERDISK HW SRCSide A runout, etched; MASTERDISK SRC stamped
SPRO-2-9769-Z1 SRC MASTERDISKSide B runout, etched; SRC MASTERDISK stamped
SPRO-1-9768Side A label
SPRO-2-9768Side B label
PCS 7305 A 1S 5 8-9Side A runout, stamped
PCS 7305 B 1S 3Side B runout, stamped
PCS 7305-ASide A label
PCS 7305-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | EMI 58444 / EMI 51 2405811First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Argentina | EMI 51 2405811 58444First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australasia | Parlophone PCSO.240581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australasia | Parlophone PCSO.240581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Parlophone 31C 064 155534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Parlophone 31C 064 240581First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Manhattan Records ST-53033 / Manhattan Records ST 53033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Parlophone 062 24 0581 1 / Parlophone 1C 062-24 0581 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Parlophone 1555351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Parlophone 1555351LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Ireland | Parlophone PCS 7305First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Israel | CBS CDP 7463422First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Israel | CBS PCS 7305-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Italy | Parlophone 64 2405811First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Parlophone 64 2405811First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
34 vinyl pressings of Flaunt It are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Parlophone PCS 7305.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 7305, PCSS 7305, ST 53033, SPRO-9768) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PCS 7305 A 1-1-1- and PCS 7305 B-2-1-2. 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.
