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To Our Childrens Childrens Children by The Moody Blues, album cover

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To Our Childrens Childrens Children

by The Moody Blues · 1969

140 pressings27 countriesPsychedelic RockRock

To Our Childrens Childrens Children 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.

How to spot a first pressing of To Our Childrens Childrens Children

44 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 16 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.

UK

October 1969
Label and catalog number
Threshold THM 1
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XARL-9281 P-3AA-side runout stamped

XARL-9282 P-2AB-side runout stamped

XARL 9281PA-side label

XARL 9282PB-side label

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UK

October 1969
Label and catalog number
Threshold THM 1
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XARL-9281 P-3AA-side runout stamped

XARL-9282 P-2AB-side runout stamped

XARL 9281PA-side label

XARL 9282PB-side label

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UK

November 21, 1969
Label and catalog number
Threshold THS.1Threshold THS 1
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

XZAL-9281.P - 2W 1 GHA Side Runout (Stamped)

XZAL-9282.P - 3W 5E NMB Side Runout (Stamped)

✝XZAL.9281P✝A Side Label Matrix

✝XZAL.9282P✝B Side Label Matrix

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UK

1969
Label and catalog number
Threshold THS 1
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

XZAL-9281.P-2WA-Side Runout Stamp, variant 1

XZAL-9282.P-3WB-Side Runout Stamp, variant 1

XZAL-9281.P-2WA-Side Runout Stamp, variant 2

XZAL-9282.P-2WB-Side Runout Stamp, variant 2

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UK

1969
Label and catalog number
Threshold THS.1Threshold THS 1
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

✝XZAL.9281P✝Runout side A

✝XZAL.9282P✝Runout side B

XZAL-9281.P - 2W 5ERunout side A, variant 1

XZAL-9282.P - 3W 1Runout side B, variant 1

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UK

1969
Label and catalog number
Threshold THS 1
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

XZAL.9281.P-3WStamped side A variant 1

XZAL.9282.P-3WStamped side B variant 1

XZAL-9281.P-3W BU JT 1Stamped side A variant 2

XZAL-9282.P-3W BM JT 1Stamped side B variant 2

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 140 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s47 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1969UnknownThreshold THS 1First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969UnknownThreshold THS 1 / Threshold THS.1First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969AustraliaThreshold THS 1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969AustraliaThreshold THS 1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969AustraliaThreshold THS 1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969BelgiumThreshold 278.057 yFirst yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969BrazilThreshold XTHL 3001First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969CanadaThreshold THS 1 / Threshold THS. 1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969FranceThreshold THS 1First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969GermanyThreshold THS 1First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969GermanyThreshold THS 1First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969IsraelPAX ISK 1094AFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969ItalyThreshold THSI 1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969NetherlandsThreshold THS 1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969NetherlandsThreshold 9299 136First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 47 pressings from the 1960s
1970s21 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970JapanThreshold THL 1LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1970JapanThreshold THL 1LP, AlbumLP, Album
1970SpainThreshold CPS 9071LP, AlbumLP, Album
1970USThreshold THS 1LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970USThreshold THS 1LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970USThreshold THS 1LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970USThreshold THS 1LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970USThreshold THS 1LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970USThreshold THS 1LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970Taiwan中聲 CSJ-947LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
1970UKThreshold THS 1LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1971JapanThreshold THL 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1972USThreshold THS 1LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1972USThreshold THS 1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1973GermanyThreshold THS 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 21 pressings from the 1970s
1980s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981GreeceThreshold DL 13.011 / Threshold THS 1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981JapanThreshold K18P-34LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981ScandinaviaThreshold THS 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981SpainThreshold CPS 9071 / Threshold 63 99 126LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981SpainThreshold 63 99 126 / Threshold CPS 9071LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981USThreshold THS 1LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1982JapanLondon Records L20P 1033 / Threshold L20P 1033LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1985CanadaThreshold MIP-1-9337LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1989South KoreaThreshold 820 364-1 / Threshold SEL-RD 1464LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1996USMobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-253LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, NumberedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012EuropeMusic On Vinyl MOVLP532LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2018EuropeThreshold 672 263-6 / Threshold 00602567226369LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown60 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustralasiaThreshold THS 1LP, AlbumLP, Album
?AustraliaThreshold THS.Z1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?AustraliaThreshold THS 1 / Threshold THS-1LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaThreshold THS 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaThreshold THS 1 / Threshold THS. 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeThreshold 820 364-1LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceThreshold THS 1 / Threshold XZAL 9.282LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceThreshold THS 291 026LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceThreshold THS 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceThreshold 278 057 / Threshold 278.057 BLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceThreshold 278.057 / Threshold 278.057 BLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceThreshold 278057 / Threshold 278.057 BLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceThreshold THS 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyThreshold THS 1 / Threshold 6.21601 ASLP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GermanyThreshold 6.21601 AS / Threshold THS 1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 60 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Higher And Higher
  2. A2Eyes Of A Child, Part 1
  3. A3Floating
  4. A4Eyes Of A Child, Part 2
  5. A5I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Hundred
  6. A6Beyond
  7. A7Out And In
  8. B1Gypsy
  9. B2Eternity Road
  10. B3Candle Of Life
  11. B4Sun Is Still Shining
  12. B5I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million
  13. B6Watching And Waiting

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of To Our Childrens Childrens Children are there?

140 vinyl pressings of To Our Childrens Childrens Children are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1969 and 2018.

When was To Our Childrens Childrens Children first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Colombia, France and more. One of them is Threshold THM 1, released October 1969.

How do I tell if my copy of To Our Childrens Childrens Children is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use THM 1, THS.1, THS 1, THS. 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XARL-9281 P-3A and XARL-9282 P-2A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is To Our Childrens Childrens Children on vinyl worth?

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.

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