Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1983
Texas Flood was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 10 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.
AL 38734-2E COLUMBIA NYSide A runout, variant 1
o BL 38734-2E COLUMBIA NY FSide B runout, variant 1
o AL-38784-2E COLUMBIA NY DSide A runout, variant 2
o BL-38784-E 10 COLUMBIA NYSide B runout, variant 2
º G1 AL 38734-2L COLUMBIA NY C4A side runout, var. 1
º G1 BL 38734-2H COLUMBIA NY B5B side runout, var. 1
º G1 BL 38734-2H COLUMBIA NY C3B side runout, var. 2
º G AL 38734-2L COLUMBIA NY B3A side runout, var. 3
AL 38784 G2C P <J-AD>Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
BL 38734 2C COLUMBIA NY PRunout, side B, stamped except "P", etched, variant 1
AL 38734-2AC COLUMBIA NY PRunout, side A, stamped except "P" etched, variant 2
BL 38734-2E COLUMBIA NYRunout, side B, stamped, variant 2
(HXAP) P AL-38734 - G2D G1Side A, Variant 1, etched
BL 38734-2C COLUMBIA NY oSide B, Variant 1, stamped
EPC 253̶534 A1Runout, side A, etched (the first "3" is scratched out)
EPC 25534 B2Runout, side B, etched
EPC 25534 A*Label, side A
EPC 25534 B*Label, side B
AL-38734-1B-2HZ: DM 4Runout side A (Variant 1)
BL-38734-1A-2HZ: DM 2Runout side B (Variant 1)
AL-38734-1B-2HZ: DM 5Runout side A (Variant 2)
BL-38734-1A-2HZ: DM 7Runout side B (Variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4385First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Brazil | Epic 400.012 / Epic 400012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | Epic 144.887First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic EPC 25534First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | Epic EPC 25534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Epic EPC25534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-477First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 4385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Africa | Epic KSF 2892 / EPIC AL 38734First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC 25534First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Epic BFE 38734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38734LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | Epic FE 38734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Epic BFE 38734First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Epic EPC 460951-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | Spain | Epic EPC 460951-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Worldwide | Epic PPAN 38734LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5303LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2010 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5303LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP583 / Epic MOVLP583LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Italy | EpicLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | Italy | EpicLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | US | Epic 88985375421LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APB 096-45 / Epic 8888373994112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Europe | Epic 88985375421 / Legacy 88985375421LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Europe | Epic 88985375421 / Legacy 88985375421LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UD1S 2-005 / Epic Records 8898543122112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Analogue Productions APB 096-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| 2022 | US | A to Z 196587118601LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2023 | US | Epic 19658718601 / Sony Music Commercial Music Group 19658718601LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Epic 184.018/1-025534 / Epic 184.018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Epic VFE 38734LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 460951 1 / Epic BFE 38734LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 25534LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 460951 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 25534LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 460951 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 460951 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 460951 1 / Epic BFE 38734LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Epic EPC 4609511LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 25534LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 25534LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Epic FE 38734LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Epic FE 38734LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic BFE 38734LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
52 vinyl pressings of Texas Flood are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1983 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Epic BFE 38734, released June 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BFE 38734, EPC 25534, FE 38734, ELPS 4385) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 38734-2E COLUMBIA NY and o BL 38734-2E COLUMBIA NY F. 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.
