Vinyl pressings
by Wire · 1977
Pink Flag was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
SHSP 4076 A-4 BLAIRSide A runout - stamped, "BLAIR" etched, variant 1
SHSP 4076 B-2Side B runout - stamped, variant 1
SHSP 4076 A-4 4 BLAIRSide A runout - stamped, "BLAIR" etched, variant 2
SHSP 4076 B-3Side B runout - stamped, variant 2
SHSP 4076 A-4 BLAIRVariant 1, runout side A
SHSP 4076 B-3Variant 1, runout side B
SHSP 4076 A-4 BLAIRVariant 2, runout side A
SHSP 4076 B-2Variant 2, runout side B
SHSP 4076 A-4Side 1 runout - stamped
SHSP 4076 B-3Side 2 runout - stamped
BLAIRSide 1 runout - etched
SHSP.4076ALabel Side A
SHSP.4076BLabel Side B
SHSP 4076 A-4 (Stamped) BLAIR (Etched)
SHSP 4076 B-2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ireland | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest SHSP 4076(I)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Harvest 14C 062-06564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Harvest 2C 068-06.564LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Portugal | Harvest E 072-6564LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Harvest C062-006.564LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Harvest ST-11757LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Harvest ST-11757LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Harvest ST-11757LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Harvest ST-11757LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Harvest SHSP 4076LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M508LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2006 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M508LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Pinkflag PF11LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Europe | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | Pinkflag PF11LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHSP 4076LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHSP 4076 / Harvest 0C 062-06 564LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Pink Flag are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, Greece, Ireland. One of them is Harvest SHSP 4076, released November 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHSP 4076, 14C 062-06564) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHSP 4076 A-4 BLAIR and SHSP 4076 B-2. 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.
