US
1977- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records BS 2985
- Format
- LP, Album · Winchester Pressing
- Runout / matrix
BS-1-2985-WW1 KENDUN-b —◁A-Side Runout Etching
BS-2-2985-WW1 —◁ KENDUN-bB-Side Runout Etching

Vinyl pressings
by Flora Purim · 1977
Nothing Will Be As It Was...Tomorrow was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, 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.
BS-1-2985-WW1 KENDUN-b —◁A-Side Runout Etching
BS-2-2985-WW1 —◁ KENDUN-bB-Side Runout Etching
BS-1-2985-JW1 #2 KENDUN - bSide A, etched, KENDUN stamped
BS-2-2985-JW1 #3 KENDUN - aSide B, etched, KENDUN stamped
BS-1-2985-JW 1 #2 KENDUN-bSide A, Variant 2, etched, KENDUN stamped
BS-2-2985-JW1 #2 KENDUN-aSide B, Variant 2, etched, KENDUN stamped
BS-1-2985-LW1• KENDUN-aSide A runout, etched/stamped, Variant 1
BS-2-2985-LW1• 3 KENDUN-aSide B runout, etched/stamped, Variant 1
BS-1-2985-LW1• KENDUN-aSide A runout, etched/stamped, Variant 2
BS-2-2985-LW1• 2 KENDUN-aSide B runout, etched/stamped, Variant 2
M9075 A-10MB 1 CSide A runout
M9075B-10 MB 1 BSide B runout
M-9075ASide A Label, in parentheses
M-9075BSide B Label, in parentheses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Fantasy L36162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | Fantasy L 36162, ML. 36162First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Milestone 204.5027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2985First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Milestone M. 9109 / Milestone 9109First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Milestone BLPS 19260 / Bellaphon BLPS 19260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Milestone SMJ-6172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Milestone M-9075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Philippines | Milestone MI-2363 / Milestone M-9075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Philippines | Milestone M1-2363First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | Milestone HMIS 861-02First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Milestone M-9075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2985First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Milestone M-9075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2985LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | Milestone 130 223LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Milestone (30) 130 223LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Nothing Will Be As It Was...Tomorrow are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1977 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2985, M-9075, MSM 9075, L36162) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-1-2985-WW1 KENDUN-b —◁ and BS-2-2985-WW1 —◁ KENDUN-b. 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.