Vinyl pressings
by Steven Wilson · 2021
The Future Bites was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 2021, the album's first year. 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.
BK19939-01 A1 ST 1T 0866569Side A runout
BK19939-01 B1 ST 0866569 1IISide B runout
BK19939-01 A1 ST 0866569 1△Side A runout
BK19939-01 B1 ST 0866569 1XSide B runout
BK19939-01 A1 ST 0866569 1+Side A, variant 1, 1+ mirrored
BK19939-01 B1 ST 0866569 1^Side B, variant 1, 1^ mirrored
BK19939-01 A1 ST TlV 0866569Side A, variant 2
BK19939-01 B1 ST 0866569 TlVSide B, variant 2, TlV mirrored
BK19939-01 A2 ST XS 0866569Side A runout
BK19939-01 B1 ST ^=^ 0866569Side B runout
BK24357-01 A1 BW 3522 529Side C runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Caroline International CAROL021LPTUKLP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Caroline International CAROL021LPX / Arts & Crafts 00602508804403First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Caroline International CAROL021LPC / Arts & Crafts CAROL021LPCFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Caroline International CAROL021LP / Arts & Crafts CAROL021LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Europe | Caroline International CAROL021LPTDE / Arts & Crafts CAROL021LPTDEFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", Single Sided · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", Single Sided · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Caroline International CAROL021LPTUK / Arts & Crafts CAROL021LPTUKFirst yearLP, Album, 7", Single Sided, Limited Edition, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, 7", Single Sided, Limited Edition, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Caroline International CAROL021LPA / Arts & Crafts CAROL021LPAFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Europe | Caroline International TFB00001Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, CD, Album, Stereo, CD, Album, Stereo, CD, Blu-ray, Stereo, Multichannel, Cassette, Stereo, LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, 12", Single, Test Pressing, White Label, 12", Single, Test Pressing, White Label, 7", Single Sided, White Label, CDr, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited | Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, CD, Album, Stereo, CD, Album, Stereo, CD, Blu-ray, Stereo, Multichannel, Cassette, Stereo, LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, 12", Single, Test Pressing, White Label, 12", Single, Test Pressing, White Label, 7", Single Sided, White Label, CDr, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2021 | Europe | Caroline International CAROL021LPTDE / Caroline International DRM136026000LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Caroline International CAROL021LPTDEFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", Single Sided · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", Single Sided · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of The Future Bites are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in Europe. One of them is Caroline International CAROL021LPX, released January 29, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAROL021LPX, CAROL021LPC, CAROL021LP, CAROL021LPTDE) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BK19939-01 A1 ST 1T 0866569 and BK19939-01 B1 ST 0866569 1II. 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.
