Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 1982
I'm The Future was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, the album's first year, in 12 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.
R/S Alsdorf 15004 A STRAWBERRY (G)Runout [stamped] side A
R/S Alsdorf 15004 B STRAWBERRY (G)Runout [stamped] side B
WB 15 004-ALabel side A
WB 15 004-BLabel side B
R/S Alsdorf 15004 ARunout [stamped] side A
R/S Alsdorf 15004 BRunout [stamped] side B
R/S Alsdorf 15004 A STRAWBERRY (G) 5Runout [stamped] side A
R/S Alsdorf 15004 B STRAWBERRY (G) 4Runout [stamped] side B
(WB 15 004-A)Label side A
(WB 15 004-B)Label side B
R/S Alsdorf 15004 A STRAWBERRY (G)Runout [stamped] side A
R/S Alsdorf 15004 B STRAWBERRY (G)Runout [stamped] side B
(WB 15 004-A)Label side A
(WB 15 004-B)Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB0706First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23 (1011)00071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45-80075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | Warner Bros. Records 92 9868-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 15004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records WAR 15004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 15004 / WEA 15004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-29828First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Stereo, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Stereo, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-29828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Warner Bros. Records WB 15 004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 15 004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 15 004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 15 004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records FWBO706First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | Warner Bros. Records 92 9868 77", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
18 vinyl pressings of I'm The Future are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Germany, US, Scandinavia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 15 004, released October 14, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 15 004, 7-29828, FWBO706, WB0706) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 15004 A STRAWBERRY (G) and R/S Alsdorf 15004 B STRAWBERRY (G). 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.
