Vinyl pressings
by Be Bop Deluxe · 1975
Futurama was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
SHSP 4045 A-2 G L 3Side A runout, variant 1
SHSP 4045 B-1 G H 1Side B runout, variant 1
SHSP 4045 A-2 AO 1Side A runout, variant 2
SHSP 4045 B-1 AH 2Side B runout, variant 2
SHSP 4045 A-2 G A P 1Side A runout, variant 1
SHSP 4045 B-1 R L 2Side B runout, variant 1
SHSP 4045 A-2 AD 1Side A runout, variant 2
SHSP 4045 B-1 AA 1Side B runout, variant 2
SHSP 4045 A-2Side A stamped runout
SHSP 4045 B-1Side B stamped runout
ST-1-11432-F2 #2 · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WlySide A runout
ST-2-11432-F1 #1 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL OSide B runout
ST 1-11432Side A label
ST 2-11432Side B label
Wly ST1 11432 F1 #1Side A Runout Etched Variant 1
ST2 11432 F1 #1 WlySide B Runout Etched Variant 1
MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Stamped Both Sides Variant 1
Wly ST1 11432 F2 #2Side A Runout Etched Variant 2
Wly ST-1-11432-F-3Side A Etched
Wly ST-2-11432-F-3Side B Etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Stamped Both Sides
ST1-11432Side A Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Harvest SHSP 4045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Harvest SHVL 1032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Harvest ST-11432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Harvest C06605864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Harvest 1C 062-05 864 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-05 864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Harvest SHSPJ(D) 4045 / Harvest SHSPJ (D) 4045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Harvest 1J 062-05 864First yearLP, Promo, Album · Promo | LP, Promo, Album · Promo |
| 1975 | Spain | Harvest 1J 062-05864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4045 / Harvest 0C 062 ○ 05864First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4045 / Harvest SHVL807First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4045 / Harvest 0C 062 ○ 05864First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Harvest ST-11432First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Harvest ST-11432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Harvest ST-11432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Harvest ST-11432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Esoteric Recordings PECLECLP 2672LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Futurama are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1975 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Harvest SHSP 4045, released May 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHSP 4045, ST-11432, EMS-80291, SHVL 1032) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHSP 4045 A-2 G L 3 and SHSP 4045 B-1 G H 1. 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.
