Vinyl pressings
by Nazareth · 1986
Cinema 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.
8 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 5 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.
830 300 1A1 TOWNHOUSE 1 1 7Variant 1 side A
830 300 1B1 TOWNHOUSE 1 1 2Variant 1 side B
830 300 1A1 TOWNHOUSE 1 2 1Variant 2 side A
830 300 1B1 1 1 4 TOWNHOUSEVariant 2 side B
830 300 1 A 1 TOWNHOUSE 1 1 8Runout side A, variant 1
830 300 1 B 1 1 1 9 TOWNHOUSERunout side B, variant 1
830 300 1 A 1 TOWNHOUSE 1 1 7Runout side A, variant 2
830 300 1 B 1 TOWNHOUSE 1 1 2Runout side B, variant 2
830 300 1 A1 TOWNHOUSE 1 1 1 1Runout side A
830 300 1 B1 1 1 3 TOWNHOUSERunout side B
830 300-1.1label side A
830 300-1.2Label side B
830 300 1 A1 TOWNHOUSE 1 1 8Runout side A
830 300 1 B1 119 TOWNHOUSERunout side B
830 300 1 02
830 300 1 02
SP 9138-A [CR circled]Runout side A
SP 9138-B [CR circled]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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Brazil | Vertigo 830 300-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | A&M Records SP 9138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Vertigo 830 300-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Vertigo 830 300-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Vertigo 830 300-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Vertigo 830 300-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | Portugal | Vertigo 830 300 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2223597 / Vertigo 830 300-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Back On Black RCV116LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2014 | UK | Back On Black RCV116LPLP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | UK | Back On Black RCV116LPLP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2019 | Europe | Salvo SALVO403LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Cinema are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1986 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, Brazil, Canada, Portugal and more. One of them is Vertigo 830 300-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 830 300-1, SP 9138, 830 300 1, 2223597) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 830 300 1A1 TOWNHOUSE 1 1 7 and 830 300 1B1 TOWNHOUSE 1 1 2. 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.
