Vinyl pressings
by Miles Davis · 1984
Decoy was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 8 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.
P AL - 38991 - 1BSide A runout, variant 1
BL - 38991 - 1E AΛ MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 1
P 0 AL-38991-1D AΛ MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 2
P 0 BL-38991-1A MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 2
0 G1 AL-38991-1C MASTERDISK A12Side A runout, etched and stamped
G1 BL-38991-1C MASTERDISK C2Side B runout, etched and stamped
AL 38991Side A label
BL 38991Side B label
28AP-2890A1 〄CS 1 A 4Side A
28AP-2890B2 1 A 2Side B
MX204349 SBP8010-1Side A runout variant 1
MX204350 SBP8010-2Side B runout variant 1
∆ MX204349 SBP8010-1Side A runout variant 2
∆ MX204350-B SBP8010-1Side B runout variant 2
AL-38991-1B-2H:Side A runout
BL-38991-1A-2H:Side B runout
AL 38991Side A label
BL 38991Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | CBS SBP 238010 / CBS FC 38991First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | Discos CBS 225.088 / Discos CBS 225088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia FC 38991First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBS 25951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBS 25951 / CBS 25951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | CBS 25951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 30AP 2891First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | Spain | CBS S 25951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Columbia FC 38991First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Columbia FC 38991First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 2890First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 2890First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Columbia GET 51472-LP / Get On Down GET 51472-LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Columbia GET 51472-LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3760 / Sony Music MOVLP3760LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS 25951LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS 25951 / CBS 025951 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 25951LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 38991LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 38991LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Decoy are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1984 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Japan, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia FC 38991, released June 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 38991, 28AP 2890, SBP 238010, 225.088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL - 38991 - 1B and BL - 38991 - 1E AΛ MASTERDISK. 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.
