Vinyl pressings
by Slade · 1974
Slade In Flame was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 15 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.
2442126 A//3 AP1 1 1Side A stamped runout
2442126 B//1 AP 12 1 2Side B stamped runout
2442126 A//3 AP 1 2 3Side A stamped runout variation 1
2442126 B//1 AP 1 6 1 4Side B stamped runout variation 1
2442126 A//2 AP 122Side A runout, variant 1
2442126 B//1 AP 11 BEEFYSide B runout, variant 1
2442126 A//3 AP 1 14 C 2 3Side A runout, variant 2
2442126 B//1 AP 14 4 BEEFYSide B runout, variant 2
2383309 A 6883 700.Side A runout
2383309 B 6884 700Side B runout
2383 309Label side A
2383 309Label side B
2442 126 A 11 P74 F RS 710 ▽ 2Side A runout stamped
2442 126 B 11 P74 F RS 710 ▽Side B runout stamped
MX174140 2383309-1Stamped Side A
MX174141-B 2383309-2Stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Polydor 2383 309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Austria | Polydor 2460 241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Polydor 2442 126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Polydor 2442 126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Polydor 2442 126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Polydor 2442 126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Polydor 2442 126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Polydor 2460 241First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Polydor 2242 1256First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | Polydor 2383 309 AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Polydor 2460 241First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Rhodesia | Polydor 2460 241First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Polydor 2460 241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Polydor 2460 241First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | Polydor 23 83 309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Polydor 2485 233LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Action Replay Records REPLAY 1000LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П93 00609.10 / Santa Records ATR 30181-82LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | BMG SALVOLPV005LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | BMG BMGCAT504LPLP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2021 | Europe | BMG BMGCAT504LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2485 233LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Scandinavia | Polydor 2485 233LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2865LP, Album | LP, Album |
41 vinyl pressings of Slade In Flame are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1974 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Scandinavia and more. One of them is Polydor 2442 126, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2442 126, 2442-126, 2383 309, 2460 241) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2442126 A//3 AP1 1 1 and 2442126 B//1 AP 12 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.
