Vinyl pressings
by Canned Heat · 1970
Future Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
LST-11002-1 Re 4Side A, etched, variant 1
LST-11002-2 Re 4Side B, etched, variant 1
LST-11002-1 Re 3 I BERTSide A, etched, variant 2
LST-11002-1 Re 6Side B, etched, variant 2
LST-11002-1 Re 3 BERT.Side 1, etched, (variant 1)
LST-11002-2 Re 6Side 2, etched, (variant 1)
LST-11002-1 Re 3 BERT.Side 1, etched, (variant 2)
LST-11002-2 Re 4 B.ASide 2, etched, (variant 2)
/ LST-11002-1 Re 3 II BERT. 114Runout side A, variant 1
\ LST-11002-2 Re6 7-10 114Runout side B, variant 1
\ LST-11002-1 Re 4 7-9 114Runout side A, variant 2
LST-11002-2 Re 6 44Runout side B, variant 2
LST-11002-1 Re 4 7-10Side A runout, variant 1
\ LST-11002-2 Re 4 1 B. A 1Side B runout, variant 1
LST-11002-1 Re4 7-9Side A runout, variant 2
LST-11002-2 Re5 7-10Side B runout, variant 2
LST 11002-1-1 1T BERT. [A]Side A, etched, [] stamped
LST 11002-2-1 1T BERT. [3]Side B, etched, [] stamped
LBS 83364 A-2G G 1Runout Stamp Side A, variant 1
LBS 83364 B-2G R 1Runout Stamp Side B, variant 1
LBS 83364 A-1G G 1Runout Stamp Side A, variant 2
LBS 83364 B-1G G 1Runout Stamp Side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Liberty XC 5142/6142First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Argentina | Liberty XC 5142/6142First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | Australia | Liberty SLYL-933,704 / Liberty LST-11002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | Liberty SLYL-933704 / Liberty LST-11002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Liberty LST-11002 / Liberty LST.11002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Denmark | Liberty LBS 83364First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Liberty LBS 83 364 / Liberty LBS 83364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Liberty LBS 83364First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Liberty LBS 83 364 IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | India | Liberty LST-11002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Liberty LBS 83 364 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Liberty LP-80081First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Japan | Liberty LP-80081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Liberty LP-80081First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Liberty SLYL-933704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Europe | Liberty 1C 038-83 051LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP49LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Liberty 0620863 / Elemental Music 0620863LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | MIG MIG03141LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | Germany | MIG LBS 83 364 ILP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | United Artists Records SLYL-933704LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Liberty LST-11002LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Liberty LST-11002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Liberty LST-11002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Liberty LST-11002 / Liberty LST 11002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
39 vinyl pressings of Future Blues are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1970 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Liberty LST-11002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LST-11002, LST 11002, LBS 83364, XC 5142/6142) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LST-11002-1 Re 4 and LST-11002-2 Re 4. 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.
