Vinyl pressings
by Steve Miller Band · 1968
Children Of The Future was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 4 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.
T1 2920 2 P 1Runout, side A, stamped
T2 2920 2 L 1Runout, side B, stamped
T1-2920Label, side A, in parentheses
T2-2920Label, side B, in parentheses
ST1-2920-A5A-Side runout, etched
ST2-2920-A5B-Side runout, etched
ST1-2920A-Side label
ST2-2920B-Side label
SKAO-1-2920-A1 #2 IAMA-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
SKAO-2-2920-B2 IAMB-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
SKAO-1-2920-A-3 3A-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
SKAO-2-2920-A-3 2B-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
SKAO-1-2920-A1 IAMSide A etched runout (IAM in a triangle stamped)
SKAO-2-2920-A1 IAMSide B etched runout (IAM in a triangle stamped)
SKAO1-2920Side A label
SKAO2-2920Side B label
SKAO-1-2920-A-3· 1 ✲Side A runout
SKAO-2-2920-A-3· 2 ✲Side B runout
SKAO1-2920Side A Label
SKAO2-2920Side B Label
SKAO-1-2920-B4 #2 0A-side runout, variant 1
SKAO-2-2920-B4 0B-side runout, variant 1
SKAO 1 2920 B4 0A-side runout, variant 2
SKAO 2 2920 B4 0B-side runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-2920 / Capitol Records SKAO 2920First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Italy | Capitol Records ST 2920First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Capitol Records T 2920 / Capitol Records T. 2920First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2920First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records SKAO 2920 / Capitol Records SKAO-2920First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-2920First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records SKAO 2920 / Capitol Records SKAO-2920First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records SKAO 2920 / Capitol Records SKAO-2920First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records SKAO 2920 / Capitol Records SKAO-2920First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-2920First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records SKAO 2920 / Capitol Records SKAO-2920First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records SKAO 2920 / Capitol Records SKAO-2920First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Taiwan | First Record FL-S 1619 / First Record Ⓢ FL-1619LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1969 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 2920LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-2920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2920LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2920LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SF-718 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SF-718 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SF-718 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-2920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2920LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | World Record Club S/5204LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80888LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80888LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239048 / UMe 00602567239048LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Capitol Records 00602567239048LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239048LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN-16262LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-2920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 2920LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SF-718 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO 2920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-16262LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SF-718 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SF-718 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SF-718 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SF-718 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SF-718 / Capitol Records STBB1-717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO 2920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SF-718 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-16262LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SF-718 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
50 vinyl pressings of Children Of The Future are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Canada, Italy. One of them is Capitol Records T 2920.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 2920, ST 2920, SKAO 2920, SKAO-2920) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 2920 2 P 1 and T2 2920 2 L 1. 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.
