Vinyl pressings
by Steve Miller Band · 1969
Brave New World was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SKAO-1-184-A1 IAMSide A etched, variant 1
SKAO-2-184-A1 A2 IAMSide B etched, variant 1
SKAO-1-184-A1 IAMSide A etched, variant 2
SKAO-2-184-A1#² IAMSide B stamped, variant 2
SKAO-1-184-H-3: 1 ✲ 2Runout A Side, variant 1
SKAO-2-184-H-3: 2 ✲ 2Runout B Side, variant 1
SKAO-1-184-H-3: 1 ✲ 2Runout A Side, variant 2
SKAO-2-184-H-3: 1 ✲ 2Runout B Side, variant 2
SKAO 1 184 W1 #2A Side Etch [Variant 1]
SKAO 2 184 W1B Side Etch [Variant 1]
SKAO 1 184 W1 #3A Side Etch [Variant 2]
SKAO 2 184 X2 #2B Side Etch [Variant 2]
SKAO-1-184-A1 H-3Side A Etched, variant 1
SKAO-2-184-A1 H-3Side B Etched, variant 1
SKAO1-184Label A side
SKAO2-184Label B side
SKAO-1-184-H6 ─◁Runout side A
SKAO-2-184-H8 ─◁Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Capitol Records SKAO-184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Capitol Records 2 C 062-80117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Capitol Records SKAO 184 / Capitol Records SKAO-184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Capitol Records EST-184 / Capitol Records 1E 062 ◦ 80117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Capitol Records E-T. 184 / Capitol Records E-T 184First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO 8-0184LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8744LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Venezuela | Capitol Records ST-350LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | Australia | World Record Club S/5263 / World Record Club S-5263LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-00861 / World Record Club S/5263LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80889LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80889LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 062-80117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 062-80117LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SN-16078Reissue, LP, Album | Reissue, LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16078Reissue, LP, Album | Reissue, LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239031 / UMe 00602567239031LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239031 / UMe 00602567239031LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1 C 038-80 117 / EMI Electrola 1 C 038-80 117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 028-80117LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 028-80117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 028-80117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 184 / Capitol Records 1E 062 ◦ 80117LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 184 / Capitol Records 1E 062 ◦ 80117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-600184 / Capitol Records SKAO-6184LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-184LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-16078LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
49 vinyl pressings of Brave New World are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1969 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records SKAO-184, released June 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKAO-184, SKAO-0184, EST-184, E-T. 184) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SKAO-1-184-A1 IAM and SKAO-2-184-A1 A2 IAM. 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.
