Vinyl pressings
by Pretty Maids · 1987
Future World was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, 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.
10-CBS-450281-4AB MASTERDISC ASide A runout, variant 1, 2
10-CBS-450281-5Ba MASTERDISC ASide B runout, variant 1
10-CBS-450281-4B3 MASTERDISC ASide B runout, variant 2
10-CBS-450281-4A3 MASTERDISC ASide A runout, variant 3
10-CBS-450281-A3 MASTERDISK AVariant 1, side A runout
10-CBS-450281-B4 MASTERDISK AVariant 1, side B runout
10-CBS-450281-4 A3 MASTERDISK AVariant 2, side A runout
10-CBS-450281-5 B4 MASTERDISK AVariant 2, side B runout
10 - CBS - 450281 A1 MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 1
10 - CBS - 450281 B3 MASTERDISKRunout side B, variant 1
10- CBS-450281·2A1 MASTERDISK·BKRunout side A, variant 2
10- CBS-450281-4B3 MASTERDISK ARunout side B, variant 2
450281 1 A*Label, side A
450281 1 B*Label, side B
AL 40713-1A G1 BK A8 D MASTERDISKSide 1, variant 1
BL 40713-1A G1 BK A13 D MASTERDISKSide 2, variant 1
AL 40713-1A G1 BK A8 \ MASTERDISKSide 1, variant 2
BL 40713-1A G1 BK A9 C MASTERDISKSide 2, variant 2
AL-40713-1A
BL-40713-1A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | Epic 450281 1 / Epic MX219116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | CBS 268.013 / CBS 1-450281First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Epic FE 40713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Colombia | Epic 19425First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | CBS CBS 450281 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Mexico | Epic LNS-450281First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Scandinavia | CBS CBS 450281 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Scandinavia | CBS CBS 450281 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Scandinavia | CBS CBS 450281 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | South Korea | Jigu Records KJPL-0534 / CBS FE-40713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 450281 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Epic 450281 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Epic BFE 40713 / CBS BFE 40713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Epic FE 40713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Epic 28·3P-811First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | CBS CBS 450281 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Denmark | Columbia 196587397210LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
18 vinyl pressings of Future World are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1987 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Scandinavia, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is CBS CBS 450281 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 450281 1, 450281 1, BFE 40713, FE 40713) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10-CBS-450281-4AB MASTERDISC A and 10-CBS-450281-5Ba MASTERDISC A. 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.
