Vinyl pressings
by The Move · 1967
Flowers In The Rain was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 20 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 6926-1 MHRunout stamp side A, variant 1
7XCAR 6927-1 OMRunout stamp side B, variant 1
7XCAR 6926-1 PG KT 1Runout stamp side A, variant 2
7XCAR 6927-1 MT KT 2Runout stamp side B, variant 2
7XCAR 6926-1 MHSide A runout - variant 1
7XCAR 6927-1 OMSide B runout - variant 1
7XCAR 6926-1 HT 2Side A runout - variant 2
7XCAR 6927-1 PH 1Side B runout - variant 2
7XCAR 6926-1A Side runout
7XCAR 6927-1B Side Runout
7XCAR.6926A Side Label
7XCAR.6927B Side Label
A&M 1360-7 T1Runout A
AM 1361-8 T11Runout B
1360Label A in parenthesis
1361Label B in parenthesis
A&M-1360-16 (MR) Δ68610A side runout
A&M-1361-15 (MR) Δ68610-XB side runout
AM 1360-3 PRunout A
A&M 1361-2 PRunout B
1360Label A in parenthesis
1361Label B in parenthesis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Festival Records FK-1994First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Belgium | Stateside RSS 113First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records A&M 884XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Chile | Odeon 8761First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Stateside FSS 510 / Stateside FSS 510 LFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 59 123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 59 123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Greece | Regal GR 101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Regal GR 101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | IL NIL 9003First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Japan | Polydor DP-1575 / Polydor DP 1575First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Japan | Polydor DP 1575 / Polydor DP-1575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Lebanon | Regal RZL 1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1221First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-1994First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Regal RZL 17", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Portugal | Stateside PSS 10017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
31 vinyl pressings of Flowers In The Rain are listed here, from 21 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is Regal Zonophone RZ 3001, released August 25, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RZ 3001, 884, PD9294, FK-1994) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCAR 6926-1 MH and 7XCAR 6927-1 OM. 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.
