Vinyl pressings
by George Duke · 1979
Follow The Rainbow was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PAL-35701-2B KENDUN-B JGRunout A, etched, stamped
PBL-35701-2B KENDUN-B JGRunout B, etched, stamped
S PAL-35701-2A KENDUN-A JGRunout A, etched, stamped
S PAL-35701-2B KENDUN-B JG A3Runout B, etched, stamped
AL 35701Label A
BL 35701Label B
T 1 PAL-35701-2F KENDUN-B JG DA Side
T 1 PBL-35701-2E KENDUN-B JG G2B Side
PAL-35701-2A KENDUN JG C 1 S 1Side 1 runout etched, KENDUN stamped
PBL-35701-2A KENDUN JG B>4 S 1Side 2 runout etched, KENDUN stamped
AL 35701Side 1 matrix center label
BL 35701Side 2 matrix center label
p PAL-35701-2C KENDUN-B JGA-side runout
p PBL-35701-2D KENDUN-B JGB-side runout
AL 35701A-side label
BL 35701B-side label
1S PAL-35701-2A B4 KENDUN-A JGA-side runout
1S PBL-35701-2B A4 KENDUN-B JGB-side runout
AL 35701A-side label
BL 35701B-side label
p PAL-35701-2C KENDUN-B JG 3 CA-side runout
p PBL-35701-2D KENDUN-B JG F 2B-side runout
AL 35701A-side label
BL 35701B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3976First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | CBS 138.190First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Epic JE 35701First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | Epic EPC 83336 / Epic JE 35701LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Europe | Epic EPC 83336 / Epic JE 35701First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Epic 25･3P-122First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 3976First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Epic EPC 83336First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Epic EPC 83336 / Epic S EPC 83336First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Epic JE 35701First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Epic PE 35701LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | US | Epic JE 35701First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Epic JE 35701First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Epic JE 35701First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Germany | Epic JE 35701 / Speakers Corner Records Epic JE 35701LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2015 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records JE 35701 / Epic JE 35701LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic JE 35701LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
22 vinyl pressings of Follow The Rainbow are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Epic JE 35701.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JE 35701, EPC 83336, ELPS 3976, 138.190) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-35701-2B KENDUN-B JG and PBL-35701-2B KENDUN-B JG. 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.
