Vinyl pressings
by The Seeds · 1967
Future was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 5 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.
GNPS-2038-A S-1471Runout side A, variant 1
GNPS-2038-B S-1472Runout side B, variant 1
GNPS-2038-A S-1471 XXRunout side A, variant 2
GNPS-2038-B S-1472Runout side B, variant 2
GNPS-2038-A IBSide One Run Out - Etched
GNPS-2038-B IBSide Two Run Out - Etched
GNPS-2038-A IASide One Run Out - Etched (Variation 1)
GNPS-2038-B IBSide Two Run Out - Etched (Variation 1)
GNPS-2038-A S-1471Runout etching side A
GNPS-2038-B S-1472Runout etching side B
GNPS-2038-1 side IRunout etching side A
GNPS-2038-2 side IIRunout etching side B
GNPS-2038-A S-1471Runout etching side A - Variant 1
GNPS-2038-B S-1472Runout etching side B - Variant 1
GNPS-2038-A S-1471 X 1Runout etching side A - Variant 2
GNPS-2038-B X 1 S-1472Runout etching side B - Variant 2
GNP-2038-A RE-1 S1491Runout etching side A
GNP-2038-B RE-1 S-1492Runout etching 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038First yearMono, LP · Mono | Mono, LP · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | GNP Crescendo GNPS 2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP 2038First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Vocalion SAVM 6060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP-2038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | GNP Crescendo GNPS 2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP 2038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP-2038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038 / GNP Crescendo GNPS-2038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP-2038First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP-2038First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP 2038-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP-2038First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP-2038First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP-2038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Line Records LLP 5030 ASLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Germany | Line Records LLP 5030 ASLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Line Records LLP 5030 ASLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Greece | Music-Box SMB 140LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | Impact IMLP 4.00173 J / Line IMLP 4.00173LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | UK | Simply Vinyl S125026LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2005 | Italy | Get Back GET 644LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2302LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | Europe | GNP Crescendo GNP 2302 / Ace HIQLP2 139LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Line Records LLP 5030 AP / Line Records LLP 5030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | GNP Crescendo GNPS-2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP 2038LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | GNP Crescendo GNPS-2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP 2038LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | GNP Crescendo GNPS-2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP 2038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038 / GNP Crescendo GNPS-2038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP-2038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | GNP Crescendo GNPS-2038 / GNP Crescendo GNP 2038LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
41 vinyl pressings of Future are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1967 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is GNP Crescendo GNP 2038.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GNP 2038, GNPS 2038, GNP-2038, VA-N- 8070) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GNPS-2038-A S-1471 and GNPS-2038-B S-1472. 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.
