Vinyl pressings
by The Guess Who · 1974
Flavours 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.
7 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
CPL1-0636A #1Runout side A, etched - Variant 1
CPL 1-0636 B #1Runout side B, etched - Variant 1
CPL1-0636A (etched) TML-M (Stamped)Runout side A - Variant 2
CPL 1-0636 B #1Runout side B - Variant 2
SF 8399-A-1ESide A Etched
SF 8399-B-2ESide B Etched
CPL1-0636A 3S HRunout side A, variant 1
CPL1-0636-B 3-S HRunout side B, variant 1
CPL1-0636A-1S TML-M HRunout side A, variant 2
CPL1-0636-B 1S TML-M HRunout side B, variant 2
(Etched) CPL1-0636A 3S (Stamped) TM MSide A
(Etched) CPL1-0636-B-4S (Stamped) TML SSide B
CPL1-0636-AA Side Label
CPL1-0636-BB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor CPL 1-0636First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Nimbus 9 CPL1-0636 / RCA CPL1-0636First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | RCA CPL1 0636 / RCA Victor CPL1-0636First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | RCA CPL1 0636First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor SF 8399First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | RCA CPL1 0636 / RCA Victor CPL1-0636First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Uruguay | RCA Victor ABS-4268First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | RCA RCA-6267LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | RCA CPL1 0636LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | RCA Victor CPL1-0636 / RCA Victor CPL/APD1-0636LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | US | RCA APD1-0636LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | RCA CPL1-0636 / RCA Victor CPL1-0636LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | RCA CPL1 0636 / RCA Victor CPL1 0636LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | RCA CPL1 0636 / RCA Victor CPL1 0636LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS - 4268LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Flavours are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Canada, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Nimbus 9 CPL1-0636.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CPL1-0636, CPL1 0636, SF 8399, CPL 1-0636) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CPL1-0636A #1 and CPL 1-0636 B #1. 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.
