Vinyl pressings
by Steve Miller Band · 1986
Living In The 20th Century was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, the album's first year, in 11 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.
PJ-1-12445 F-4 1-2 WallySide A Runout Etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRC [Specialty Records Corporation logo]Side A Runout Stamped
PJ-2-12445 1-2 B-25382-F2 △14318-X Wally 1-1 SM1-1 AL-SPSide B Runout Etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOL ɊSide B Runout Stamped
PJ-1-12445 F-5 ɑ B-25381-F5 △14318 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-2Runout A etch / ɑ, MASTERED... stamped
PJ-2-12445 F-5 ɑ B-25382-F5 △14318-X MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-1Runout B etch / ɑ, MASTERED... stamped
PJ-1-12445Side A Label
PJ-2-12445Side B Label
PJ-1-12445 F-4 1-2 WallySide A Runout Etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRC [Specialty Records Corporation logo]Side A Runout Stamped
PJ-2-12445 F-4 1-1 WallySide B Runout Etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRC [Specialty Records Corporation logo]Side B Runout Stamped
EST 2027 A-1-1-1-X1 DRunout side A
EST 2027 B-1-1-1 DRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australasia | Capitol Records ST 240649 / Capitol Records ST .240649First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records PJ-12445First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records PJ-512445LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064-24 0649 1 / Capitol Records 064 24 0649 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 24 0649 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 24 0649 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 24 0649 1 / Capitol Records 064 24 0649 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-24 0649 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Greece | Capitol Records 062-2406491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Capitol Records 062-2406491LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Italy | Capitol Records 64 2406491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Portugal | Capitol Records 2406491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Capitol Records 066 24 0649 1 / Capitol Records 066-2406491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Capitol Records 24 0649 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Capitol Records EST 2027 / Capitol Records 24 0649 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | USA & Europe | Capitol Records 00602577299223 / UMe 00602577299223LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2019 | USA & Europe | Capitol Records 00602577299223 / UMe 00602577299223LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064-24 0649 1 / Capitol Records 064 24 0649 1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Living In The 20th Century are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1986 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Japan, Australasia and more. One of them is Capitol Records PJ-12445.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PJ-12445, 24 0649 1, EST 2027, ECS-91206) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PJ-1-12445 F-4 1-2 Wally and MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRC [Specialty Records Corporation logo]. 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.
