Vinyl pressings
by Frankie Smith · 1981
Children Of Tomorrow was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 11 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.
FW 37391A-1BRunout A, variant 1
FW 37391B-1A Columbia NYRunout B, variant 1
FW 37391A-1ERunout A, variant 2
FW 37391B-1F Columbia NYRunout B, variant 2
FW 37391A-1E S1 A5Variant 1, Side A Runout, etched
FW 37391B-1E S1 COLUMBIA NY A6Variant 1, Side B Runout, stamped (S1 and A6 are etched)
0 FW 37391A-1E S1 A3Variant 2, Side A Runout, etched
0 FW 37391B-1F S1 COLUMBIA NY A6Variant 2, Side B Runout, S1 and A6 are etched)
FW 37391A-1J PRunout A
FW 37391B-1G P Columbia NYRunout B
FW 37391 ALabel A
FW 37391 BLabel B
FW 37391A-1H 1TLabel A
FW 37391B-1D 1T COLUMBIA NY BLabel B
FW 37391A-1BSide A Runout - Variation 1
FW 37391B-1ASide B Runout - Variation 1
FW 37391A-1ESide A Runout - Variation 2
FW 37391B-1FSide B Runout - Variation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | Interdisc SLIN-3082First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Bolivia | CBS 20303 / Discos CBS 20303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | WMOT Records PHLP-12798First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | P.B.I. Records WLP-1032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | WMOT Records 540012 / Vogue 540012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Metronome 0060.455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Japan Record JAL-13First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | Japan Record JAL-13First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Mexico | Peerless M/S-2238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Philippines | WMOT Records FW-37391First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | WMOT Records FW-37391 / WMOT Records FW 37391First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | WMOT Records FW-37391 / WMOT Records FW 37391First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | WMOT Records FW 37391LP, Promo, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Promo, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1981 | US | WMOT Records FW-37391 / WMOT Records FW 37391First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | WMOT Records FW-37391 / WMOT Records FW 37391First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Canada | Unidisc Music Inc. SPLP-7194LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Tropical SS-6032LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Mode 509192LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Peru | Mag LPN-2656LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Children Of Tomorrow are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1981 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and more. One of them is WMOT Records FW-37391.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FW-37391, SLIN-3082, 20303, PHLP-12798) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FW 37391A-1B and FW 37391B-1A Columbia NY. 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.
