Vinyl pressings
by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band · 1975
Tomorrow Belongs To Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
9102003 1Y//2 E 1Variant 1: Runout side A
9102003 2Y//2 E 1Variant 1: Runout side B
9102003 1Y//2 E 1 4 5 ∴Variant 2: Runout side A
9102003 2Y//2 E 1 4 12Variant 2: Runout side B
9102003 1Y//2 E 1 4Side A stamped - variant 1
9102003 2Y//2 E 1 1 3Side B stamped - variant 1
9102003 1Y//2 E 1 1 1 9Side A stamped - variant 2
9102003 2Y//2 E 1 3 4Side B stamped - variant 2
9102003 1Y//2 E 11 2Runout side A
9102003 2Y//2 E 11 2Runout side B
VEL 2004 A-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. DRunout A-side stamped, variant 1
VEL 2004 B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. DRunout B-side stamped, variant 1
VEL 2004 A-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. A4Runout A-side stamped, variant 2
VEL 2004 B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. B6Runout B-side stamped, variant 2
VEL 2004 A-CP4 MASTERDISK G. K.Runout Side A, stamped (G.K. etched)
VEL 2004 B-CP3 MASTERDISK G. K.Runout Side B, stamped (G.K. etched)
VEL 2004 A-CS6 S 1 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout Side A
VEL 2004 B-CS6 S 1 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Vertigo 6370410First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Vertigo 9102 003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Vertigo 9102 003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 120 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7014First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 9102 003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Vertigo 9102 003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Vertigo 9102 003First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Vertigo VEL-2004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Sahara Records SAH 111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Samurai SAH 111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 120LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Mountain TOPS 119LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Tomorrow Belongs To Me are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1975 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Vertigo 9102 003, released April 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9102 003, VEL-2004, 6360 120, 6370410) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9102003 1Y//2 E 1 and 9102003 2Y//2 E 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.
