Netherlands
1996- Label and catalog number
- Deal Records deal 006Deal Records DEAL006
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM

Vinyl pressings
by Vincent De Moor · 1996
Flowtation was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1996, the album's first year, in 3 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Germany | ZYX Music ZYX 8569-12First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 1996 | Netherlands | Deal Records deal 006 / Deal Records DEAL006First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | Netherlands | Deal Records deal 006 / Deal Records DEAL006First year12" · Colored vinyl | 12" · Colored vinyl |
| 1996 | Spain | Boy Records BOY-440First year12" | 12" |
| 1997 | Italy | PRG (Progressive Motion Records) PRG711012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | UK | XL Recordings XLT 8912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | UK | XL Recordings XLT 8212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | UK | XL Recordings XLT 89 DJ1 / XL Recordings XLT 89 DJ212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1997 | UK | XL Recordings XLT 8212", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1997 | UK | XL Recordings XLT 8912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1997 | UK | XL Recordings XLT8212", White Label | 12", White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Spain | Temprogressive TP9236MX12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Not On Label BISHI00112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Nebula FLOW1 / Neb03112" | 12" |
| 2007 | Netherlands | More Moor MORM001 / More Moor MOREMOOR0112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Combined Forces CF 01562012", Single Sided, White Label | 12", Single Sided, White Label |
| ? | UK | VC Recordings WBADJ-8312", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Flowtation are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1996 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in Netherlands, Germany, Spain. One of them is Deal Records deal 006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use deal 006, ZYX 8569-12, BOY-440) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.