Vinyl pressings
by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band · 1973
Framed was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 7 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.
6360081 1Y//1▽ 420 1 1 3Variant 1 A Side runout, stamped
6360081 2Y//1▽ 420 1 1 3Variant 1 B Side runout, stamped
6360081 1Y//2▽ 420 1 1 3Variant 2 A Side runout, stamped (final 3 is backwards)
6360081 2Y//2▽ 420 1 1 2Variant 2 B Side runout, stamped
10 AA6360081 1Y/1 320Variant 1: runout A, stamped
10 AA6360081 2Y 320Variant 1: runout B, stamped
10 AA6360081 1Y//2 320 B1Variant 2: runout A, stamped
10 AA6360081 2Y 320 V 1 1Variant 2: runout B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | Vertigo 6360 081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Vertigo 6360 081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 081LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 081First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6360 081LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6360 081LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6360 081LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6360 081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 081LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 081LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Mountain TOPS 116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 081LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Sahara Records SAH 119LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Samurai SAH 119LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Sunday SND 0115 / Sunday 0115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Vertigo 6360.081LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Vertigo 6360 081LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 081LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 081LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Mountain TOPS 116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Framed are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1973 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 081, released January 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 081) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360081 1Y//1▽ 420 1 1 3 and 6360081 2Y//1▽ 420 1 1 3. 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.
