Vinyl pressings
by The Move · 1968
Fire Brigade was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 18 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.
7XCAR 6934-1Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
7XCAR 6935-1Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
7XCAR 6934-1 G L K T TJ 2Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
7XCAR 6935-1 R G K T TJ 2Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
7XCAR 6934-1 R P K T 2A side runout, stamped
7XCAR 6935-1 A D K T 5B side runout, stamped
2 7XCAR 6934-1 GG KTA-side runout, stamped, variant 1
2 7XCAR 6935-1 P KTB-side runout, stamped, variant 1
2 7XCAR 6934-1 O KT 1A-side runout, stamped, variant 2
2 7XCAR 6935-1 T KT 2X 1B-side runout, stamped, variant 2
7XCAR 6934-1Runout side A, stamped
7XCAR 6935-1Runout side B, stamped
7XCAR 6934-1Stamped A Side
7XCAR 6935-1Stamped B Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Parlophone P 1014First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Australia | Festival Records FK-2193First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Belgium | Stateside RSS 123First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records 914XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | France | Stateside FSS 541First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | Regal GR 103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | India | Stateside 45-ESS.58First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | IL NIL 9007First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Polydor DP-1584First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Polydor DP-1584First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1248First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-2193First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | Stateside PSS 1006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59 171 / Polydor 59171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Regal Zonophone RZL 37", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
29 vinyl pressings of Fire Brigade are listed here, from 19 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Regal Zonophone RZ 3005, released January 26, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RZ 3005, 914, FK-2193, RSS 123) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCAR 6934-1 and 7XCAR 6935-1. 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.
