Vinyl pressings
by The Statler Brothers · 1965
Flowers On The Wall was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ZSP110869-1F TIIIRunout side A, stamped [except etched: TIII]
ZSP110870-1G TIIRunout side B, stamped [except etched: TII]
ZSP 110869Side A label
ZSP 110870Side B label
ZSP110869-1B SSSSRunout side A, stamped [except etched: SSSS]
ZSP110870-1B SSSSSRunout side B, stamped [except etched: SSSSS]
ZSP 110869Side A label
ZSP 110870Side B label
JZSP110869-1D p 3A-Side Runout Etching
ZSP110870-1D p 7B-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 110869A-Side Label
ZSP 110870B-Side Label
JZSP 110869label A
JZSP 110869label AA
JZSP110869-1DA-side runout, variant 1
ZSP110870-1DB-side runout, variant 1
JZSP110869-1D 2A-side runout, variant 2
JZSP110870-1D 1B-side runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Columbia BA-221237First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia 4-43315First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Greece | CBS BA 301099First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 1.976 / CBS 1.976First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | CBS CBS 1976First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Rhodesia | CBS SSC 639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | CBS CBS 1976First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | CBS 201976First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Columbia 4-43315First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Columbia 4-43315First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | US | Columbia 4-43315First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Columbia 4-43315First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Columbia 4-43315First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1966 | Italy | CBS 19767", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | CBS SSC.6397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Flowers On The Wall are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43315.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43315, 201976, BA-221237, BA 301099) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP110869-1F TIII and ZSP110870-1G TII. 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.
