Vinyl pressings
by Wizzard · 1973
Wizzard Brew 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.
19 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 15 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 4025 A-3U SHSP 4025 A// 2▽ 420A-side variant 1
SHSP 4025 B-3U SHSP 4025 B// 2▽ 420B-side variant 1
SHSP 4025 A-2̶ 3U AT 3 SHSP 4025 A// 2▽ 420A-side variant 2
SHSP 4025 B-2̶ 3U OH 3 SHSP 4025 B// 2▽ 420B-side variant 2
UA-LA-042-F1 BA-Side runout, variant 1
UA-LA-042-F2 BB-Side runout, variant 1
UA-LA-042-F-A-1-1 A TA-Side runout, variant 2
UA-LA-042-F-B-2-1 A TB-Side runout, variant 2
UA-LA 042-F1 ∆∆ 66A-side, etched
UA-LA-042-F2 ∆∆ 66B-side, etched
SHSP.4025AA Side label
SHSP.4025BB Side label
SHSP 4025 A YHARX 1035A Side etched
SHSP-4025-B YHARX 1036-2B Side etched
SHSP-4025, SHSP4025-AA Side label
SHSP-4025, SHSP4025-BB Side label
SHSP-4025 ALabel Side One
SHSP-4025 ALabel Side Two
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 | Harvest SHSP 4025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Harvest SHSP 4025First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | Harvest SHVL-1004First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1973 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA042-FFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Harvest 2C 064 - 05.276First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1973 | Germany | Harvest SHZE 380 / HÖR ZU SHZE 380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Israel | Harvest SHSP 4025 / Harvest (0C 062 ○ 05276)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Harvest 3 C064 - 05276First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Harvest 3 C064 - 05276LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Japan | Harvest EOP-80839 / Odeon EOP-80839First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Harvest EOP-80839 / Odeon EOP-80839First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Harvest 5C 062-05276First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Harvest 5 C062 - 05276First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Harvest SHSP 4025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Wizzard Brew are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Harvest SHSP 4025, released March 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHSP 4025, UA-LA042-F, SHVL-1004, 2C 064 - 05.276) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHSP 4025 A-3U SHSP 4025 A// 2▽ 420 and SHSP 4025 B-3U SHSP 4025 B// 2▽ 420. 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.
