Vinyl pressings
by Journey · 1976
Look Into The Future was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
PAL 33904-1A B2 S1A side runout, variant 1
P BL 33904-1B A1 SX S1B side runout, variant 1
P AL 33904-1A S1 SX CA side runout, variant 2
P BL 33904-1B A1 S2 SX CB side runout, variant 2
P AL 33904-1J 0Side A Stamped
B2 S1Side A Etched
PBL 33904-1F XG 5 T1Side B Etched
D 0Side B Stamped
P AL 33904-1B S2Runout Side A, etched, variant 1
P BL 33904-1B S2Runout Side B, etched, variant 1
o P AL 33904-1A [S1 A10]Runout Side A, Stamped & [etched], variant 2
o P BL 33904-1B [S1 A10]Runout Side B, Stamped & [etched], variant 2
P AL 33904-1HSide A Stamped
PBL 33904-1ESide B Etched
AL 33904Side A Label
BL 33904Side B Label
SXT o P AL 33904-1A S2 SX DSide A runout
SXT o P BL 33904-1B S2 SX ASide B runout
AL 33904Side A label
BL 33904Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234791First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia KC 33904First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS 69203 / CBS CBS 69203First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS 69203 / CBS CBS 69203First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 118First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | CBS 69203 / CBS CBS 69203First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234791First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 33904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 33904First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 33904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 33904First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | CBS 69203 / CBS S 69203First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 33904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 33904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Columbia WPC 33904LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 2495LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32102 / CBS 32102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32102 / CBS 32102LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 32102LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 69203 / CBS S 69203LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS 32102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33904LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33904LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33904LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Look Into The Future are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33904, released January 1, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33904, 69203, SBP 234791, KC 33904) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 33904-1A B2 S1 and P BL 33904-1B A1 SX S1. 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.
