Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1991
Flashpoint was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1991, the album's first year, in 17 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.
AL-47456-̶A̶ 1A G1 MASTERDISK DMM A-8Side A runout, variant 1
BL-47456-B-2A G1 MASTERDISK DMM A-8Side B runout, variant 1
AL-47456-̶A̶ 1A G1 MASTERDISK DMM B-3Side A runout, variant 2
BL-47456-B-1B G1 MASTERDISK DMM B-3Side B runout, variant 2
CPL 1156 ASide A Etched
CPL 1156 BSide B Etched
468135-1 MX254335-C
EL 236.001 A 1-468135 (P)1991 1-468135-20/A S 1-1-19Runout etched side A, variant 1
01-468135-20/B EL 236.001 B 1-468135 (P)1991 1-1-Runout etched side B, variant 1
EL 236.001 A 1-468135 (P)1991 1-468135-20/A S 1-1-2Runout etched side A, variant 2
01-468135-20/B EL 236.001 B 1-468135 (P)1991 1-1-2Runout etched side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Argentina | Columbia 70-159 / Columbia 1-47456First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Argentina | Columbia 70-159 / Columbia 1-47456First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | Australia | Rolling Stones Records 468135 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Bolivia | Columbia 20630 / Columbia LP 20630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Brazil | Rolling Stones Records 236.001/1-468135First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records C 47456LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1991 | Colombia | Columbia 14468135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Costa Rica | Columbia 1468135First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Rolling Stones Records DT 0005-1 311 / Direkt Records DT 0005-1 311First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Ecuador | Columbia 27755029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Europe | Rolling Stones Records 468135 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Mexico | Columbia DMI-468135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Poland | Rolling Stones Records MJM 116 / MJM Music PL MJM 116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | South Africa | Columbia ASF 3361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Spain | Rolling Stones Records COL 468135 1 / CBS/Sony COL 468135 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Italy | Rolling Stones RecordsLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Flashpoint are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1991 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in US, South Korea, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Rolling Stones Records C 47456, released April 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 47456, CPL1156, 70-159, 468135 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-47456-̶A̶ 1A G1 MASTERDISK DMM A-8 and BL-47456-B-2A G1 MASTERDISK DMM A-8. 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.
