Vinyl pressings
by Janis Ian · 1966
Society's Child was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 3 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.
KF5027 100926Runout - Etched and Stamped - Side A
KF5027 100927Runout - Etched and Stamped - Side B
100,926Matrix - Center Label - Side A
100,927Matrix - Center Label - Side B
KF5027 100926Runout - Etched and Stamped - Side A
KF5027 100927Runout - Etched and Stamped - Side B
100,926Side A label
100,927Side B label
KF 5027 100926-1(scribed) II(stamped)A side deadwax
KF5027 100927-1(scribed) H(stamped)B side deadwax
45KF 5027A -1
100926-S1Side A runout, etched
100-927- ②Side B runout, etched
100,926Side A label
100,927Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Folkways KF 5027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Folkways VS 1503First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1966 | US | Verve Forecast KF 5027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways KF 5027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways KF5027First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Australia | Verve Records V-51277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Forecast VF GT 8X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Folkways 518 0017", Mono · Mono | 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Forecast 518 0017", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | MGM Records KF50277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Folkways VS 15067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records KF-50277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast KF 50277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast KF50277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records KF 50277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Verve Folkways KF50277", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
28 vinyl pressings of Society's Child are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Verve Forecast KF 5027.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KF 5027, KF5027, VS 1503) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KF5027 100926 and KF5027 100927. 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.
