Vinyl pressings
by Syd Barrett · 1970
The Madcap Laughs was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1970, 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 765 A-2GSide A runout stamped, variant 1
SHVL 765 B-2GSide B runout stamped, variant 1
SHVL 765 A-2G R 1Side A runout stamped, variant 2
SHVL 765 B-2G A 1Side B runout stamped, variant 2
SHVL 765 A-2GSide A stamped, variant 1
SHVL 765 B-2GSide B stamped, variant 1
SHVL 765 A-2G L 1Side A stamped, variant 2
SHVL 765 B-2G O 1Side B stamped, variant 2
SHVL 765 A-2GSide A runout stamped
SHVL 765 B-2GSide B runout stamped
SHVL.765ALabel side A, in parentheses
SHVL.765BLabel side B, in parentheses
SHVL 765 A 21Side A stamped
SHVL 765 B 21Side B stamped
SHVL - 765-A 1S2 5S5Side A
SHVL - 765-B 1S 2Side B
SHVL 765 A 1S1Side A Runout stamped
SHVL 765 B 1S1Side B Runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Odeon OP 8927First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Japan | Odeon OP-8927First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 04261First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 ◦ 04261First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Harvest SHVL 765First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 ◦ 04261First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Harvest SHVL 765LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 o 04261LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 04261LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest SHSP 4041LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1974 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 o 04261LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| 1976 | Japan | EMI EMS-80636LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Japan | Emi EMS-80636LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Harvest 5C 038-04261LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 o 04261LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1980 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 o 04261LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 o 04261LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 o 04261LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1982 | Japan | EMI EMS-50127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062-04 261LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Portugal | Harvest 1042611LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Portugal | Harvest 1042611LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Harvest 064-1042611LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062-04 261LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Italy | Harvest 3C 154-50350LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1997 | UK | Harvest 7243 8 55663 1 8 / Harvest 7243 85566 3 (18)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 289LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2002 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062-04 261LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Spain | ViNiLiSSSiMO MR-SSS 504LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | Spain | Vinilisssimo MR-SSS 504LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 o 04261LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2014 | Europe | Harvest 0825646310791 / Harvest SHVL 765LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2014 | US | Harvest RPI-543315 / Harvest 0825646310791LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Harvest XHVL-1041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Harvest 3C 154 50350/1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OP 8927LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | EMI EMS-50127LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062-04 261LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 o 04261LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062-04 261LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062-04 261LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062-04 261LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 o 04261LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest SHSP 4041LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 765LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 ⁰ 04261LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 04261LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 765 / Harvest 1E 062-04 261LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
54 vinyl pressings of The Madcap Laughs are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1970 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, France, Japan. One of them is Harvest SHVL 765, released January 3, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHVL 765, OP-8927, OP 8927) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHVL 765 A-2G and SHVL 765 B-2G. 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.
