Vinyl pressings
by Devo · 1979
Duty Now For The Future was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 14 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.
BSK-1-3337 WW2 #2 ----◄Variant 1 - A side
BSK-2-3337 WW1 #4 ----◄Variant 1 - B side
BSK-1-3337 WW1 ----◄Variant 2 - A side
BSK-2-3337 WW1 #4 ----◄Variant 2 - B side
BSK-1-3337 LW9• 1✲Variant 1 - A side
BSK-2-3337 LW12• ✲Variant 1 - B side
BSK-1-3337 LW8• ✲Variant 2 - A side
BSK-2-3337 LW12• ✲Variant 2 - B side
SUB BSK-1-3337 JW1 #1 0Side A, runout, v.1
BSK-2-3337 JW1 #1 0Side B, runout v.1
SUB BSK-1-3337 JW1-#3 0Side A, runout v.2
BSK-2-3337 JW1 #1 0Side B, runout v.2
BSK-1-3337 LW9• ✲A side
BSK-2-3337 LW14• ✲B side
BSK-1-3337 LW8• 1 ✲A side - Etched, last number stamped, lying down
BSK-2-3337 LW5• 2 ✲B side - Etched, last number stamped, lying down
BSK-1-3337 WW2 #2 Winchester etchingSide 1, etched
BSK-2-3337 WW1 #2 Winchester EtchingSide 2, etched
0Sides 1&2; stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3337First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3337First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Virgin 2933 782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Virgin V 2125 / Virgin V2125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Virgin 200 637 / Virgin 200 637-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | Virgin 2933 782First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12125First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12125 / Virgin VIN 12125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10670WFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10670WFirst yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Virgin 200.637 / Virgin 200637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Virgin 200.637 / Virgin 200637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6440WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | Virgin 200 637-ILP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 38LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Warner Bros. Records 523960-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2010 | US | Warner Bros. Records 523960-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Warner Records RCV5 3337 / Warner Records 603497846016LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3337LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Virgin 200 637 / Virgin 200 637-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 200 637 / Virgin 200 637-320LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 200 637 / Virgin 200 637-320LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3337LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 38LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3337LP, Album | LP, Album |
48 vinyl pressings of Duty Now For The Future are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1979 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3337, released June 1, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3337, V 2125, V2125, V 2125, V2125) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3337 WW2 #2 ----◄ and BSK-2-3337 WW1 #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.
