Vinyl pressings
by Chaka Khan · 1986
Destiny 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.
18 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
1-25425-A-DMM-SH2 B-23886-SH2 Sterling Sound △12889 2-3 SPO-2 AL-SPSide A runout, etched
1-25425-B-DMM-SH2 AL-SP Sterling Sound 0-1SM1-2 2-2 △12889-X B-23887-SH2Side B runout, etched
1-25425-A-DMM- SH2 B 23886-SH2 Sterling Sound △12889 3-8̶ 6Etched A side Variant 1
1-25425-B-DMM- SH2 Sterling Sound 3-6̶ 8 △12889-X B-23887-SH2Etched B side Variant 1
1-25425-A-DMM- SH2 B 23886-SH2 Sterling Sound △12889 2-1Etched A Side Variant 2
1-25425-B-DMM- SH2 Sterling Sound 3-8 △12889-X B-23887-SH2Etched B Side Variant 2
MX212197Matrix, Label, Side A
MX212198Matrix, Label, 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 | Argentina | WEA 89135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25425-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 604.7234First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 54251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1 25425LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 425-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX45First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 5425-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13286First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 254251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records 1-25425First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records 1590761First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Scandinavia | Warner Bros. Records 925 425-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX45First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 925 425-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Turkey | Warner Bros. Records 25425 - 1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25425First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25425-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25425First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Destiny are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Argentina, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 9 25425-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25425-1, 89135, 25425-1, 604.7234) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25425-A-DMM-SH2 B-23886-SH2 Sterling Sound △12889 2-3 SPO-2 AL-SP and 1-25425-B-DMM-SH2 AL-SP Sterling Sound 0-1SM1-2 2-2 △12889-X B-23887-SH2. 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.
