Vinyl pressings
by Tangerine Dream · 1984
Flashpoint was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 6 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.
2402381-A1+CRunout, side A, variant 1
2402381-B1+CRunout, side B, variant 1
2402381-A1+C 1 C A 1Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2
2402381-B1+C 1 2Runout, side B, stamped, variant 2
D HMILP 29 A-1-1-1-2-1Side A runout
D HMILP 29 B-1-1-1-1Side B runout
HMI HP 29ASide A label
HMI HP 29BSide B label
HMILF 29 A-1-1- DSide A runout
HMILF 29 B-1-1- DSide B runout
ST-1-17141-P.2. #1 MASTERED BY EMI /A 0Runout side A
ST-2-17141-P.2. #1 MASTERED BY EMI /A 0Runout side B
ST240238ASide A Run-out Area
ST240238BSide B Run-out Area
ST 240238 ASide A Label
ST 240238 BSide B Label
ST-17141-A-1A-2HZ: DM-4Side A run-out area
ST-17141-B-1A-2HZ: DM-3Side B run-out area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | EMI America ST-240238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia | EMI America ST-240238First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | EMI America ST-17141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | EMI America 064 24 0238 1 / EMI America 1A 064 24 0238 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | EMI America 064-2402381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | EMI America 064 24 0238 1 / EMI America 064-2402381First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | UK | Heavy Metal Worldwide HMI HP 29First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Heavy Metal Worldwide HMI PD 29First yearLP, Picture Disc, Album · Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Album · Picture disc |
| 1984 | UK | Heavy Metal Worldwide HMI HP 29LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | US | EMI America ST-17141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Flashpoint are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is EMI America 064 24 0238 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 064 24 0238 1, HMI HP 29, HMI PD 29, ST-17141) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2402381-A1+C and 2402381-B1+C. 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.
