UK
April 20, 1998- Label and catalog number
- Warp Records warplp55Skam skalp1
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
SKAM / WARPLP 55 A-1-1-1 F.A.Side A
SKAM / WARPLP 55 B-1-1-1Side B
SKAM / WARPLP 55 C-1-1-1Side C
SKAM / WARPLP 55 D-1-1-1Side D
Vinyl pressings
by Boards Of Canada · 1998
Music Has The Right To Children was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. 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 1998, the album's first year. 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.
SKAM / WARPLP 55 A-1-1-1 F.A.Side A
SKAM / WARPLP 55 B-1-1-1Side B
SKAM / WARPLP 55 C-1-1-1Side C
SKAM / WARPLP 55 D-1-1-1Side D
WARPLP 55 A2 DAMONTSide A runout
WARPLP 55 B2 DAMONTSide B runout
WARPLP 55 C2 DAMONTSide C runout
WARPLP 55 D2 DAMONTSide D runout
WARPLP 55 A-1-1- FASide A runout
WARPLP 55 B-1-1-ISide B runout
WARPLP 55 C-1-1-ISide C runout
WARPLP 55 D-1-1-ISide D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | UK | Warp Records WARP LP 55First yearLP, Album, White Label, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Warp Records WARP LP 55First yearLP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| 1998 | UK | Warp Records warplp55 / Skam skalp1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1998 | UK | Warp Records warplp55 / Skam skalp1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | Warp Records warplp55 / Skam skalp 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Warp Records warplp55r / Skam skalp 1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2018 | Europe | Warp Records warplp55r / Skam Records skalp 1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2019 | Europe | Warp Records warplp55LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Warp Records warplp55r / Skam skalp 1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2021 | Europe | Warp Records warplp55r / Skam skalp 1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2022 | Unknown | Warp Records warplp55r / Skam skalp 1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2022 | Europe | Warp Records warplp55r / Skam skalp1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | Europe | Warp Records warplp55r / Skam skalp1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Warp Records warplp55 / Skam skalp 1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Music Has The Right To Children are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1998 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in UK. One of them is Warp Records warplp55, released April 20, 1998.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use warplp55, WARP LP 55, WARP LP 55) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SKAM / WARPLP 55 A-1-1-1 F.A. and SKAM / WARPLP 55 B-1-1-1. 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.