Vinyl pressings
by Kaoma · 1989
Worldbeat was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, the album's first year, in 18 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.
14 466012 20 2A1Variant 1 runout, side A
14 466012 20 3B1Variant 1 runout, side B
14 466012 20 2A1 CVariant 2 runout, side A
14 466012 20 2B1 BVariant 2 runout, side B
4660121 A1 ⋀Side A runout,variant 1
4660121 B1 ⋀Side B runout,variant 1
4660121 A1 ⋀ 3 1Side A runout,variant 2 etched,stamped
4660121 B1 ⋀ 3Side B runout,variant 2 etched,stamped
AL46010-1A G I (AP) VLADO A 14Side 1, etched
BL46010-1A G I D (AP) A 11Side 2, etched, D stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | CBS 20-304 / Discos CBS 20-304First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia | CBS 466012 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Bolivia | CBS 20597 / Discos CBS SLP 20597First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Discos CBS 177.212/1-466012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Epic E 46010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Costa Rica | CBS 1466012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Ecuador | CBS 333-0097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS CBS 466012-1 / CBS CBS 466012 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | France | CBS CBS 466012 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | CBS CBS 466012 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Mexico | CBS ZRI-466012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Philippines | Epic QEL-25231 (E-46010) / Epic 25231 (46010)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | South Africa | CBS ASF 3322First yearLP | LP |
| 1989 | South Korea | CBS CPL-1028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Epic EPC 466012-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | SNC Records С90 30853 005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | ZKP RTVL LL-1867 / CBS LL 1867LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Columbia 20-304LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | CBS 14466012LP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of Worldbeat are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is CBS CBS 466012-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 466012-1, E 46010, 20-304, 466012 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 14 466012 20 2A1 and 14 466012 20 3B1. 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.
