Vinyl pressings
by Pink Floyd · 1988
Delicate Sound Of Thunder was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 20 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.
EQ50091A-1A-1-1-2 D NICKZRunout side A, variant 1
EQ50091 B-1-1-1-1 DRunout side B, variant 1
EQ50092 A-1-1-2 DRunout side C, variant 1
EQ50092 B 2-1-1 D NICKZRunout side D, variant 1
PAL 44485-1D TML-M G2 A2Side A runout, variant 1
PBL 44485-1B TML-XG1 A4Side B runout, variant 1
PAL 44486-1F TML-X G1 B6Side C runout, variant 1
PBL 44486-1D TML-X G1 A5Side D runout, variant 1
PAL 44485-1D TML-M D G2 B10Runout A Side
PBL 44485-1C TML-M D G1 C10Runout B Side
PAL 44486 1̶-E̶ 1E TML-M M G1 B14Runout C Side
PBL 44486-1B TML-M (stamped upside-down) G2 D A8Runout D Side
PAL 44485-1D TML-M D G2 B-5Runout side A, variant 1
PBL 44485-1B TML-X E G1 B16Runout side B, variant 1
PAL 44486-1G TML-M G1 D A4Runout side C, variant 1
PBL 44486-1C TML-X G1 D B6Runout side D, variant 1
C-5735 A-1 III NICKZA side runout, variant 1
C-5735 B-1 IIB side runout, variant 1
C-5736 A-2C side runout, variant 1
C-5736 B-2 NICKZD side runout, variant 1
MX 251359 463161.1.1 RECORD ONE ÅRecord 1 Side A Variation 1
MX 251360 463161.1.2 RECORD ONE ÅRecord 1 Side B
MX 251361 463161.1.1 RECORD TWO ÅRecord 2 Side A Variation 1
MX 251362 463161.1.2 RECORD TWO ÅRecord 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Columbia 120 054/055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Argentina | Columbia 120 054/055First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Brazil | CBS 177086-7/1-463161First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Columbia PC2 44484First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 198-7 91480 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 79 1481 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 791480 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 7 91480 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 164 - 7 91480 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 198-7 91480 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | EMI 7914821LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Germany | EMI EQ 5009 / EMI Electrola 7 91480 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | EMI Electrola 7914821LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Greece | EMI 064-7914811/21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Hong Kong | CBS Records Inc. CYA 1302-3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Latvia | RiTonis A60 00545 007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00543 007 / EMI EQ 5009LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия A60 00545 007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия A60 00543 007LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия A60 00545 007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия A60 00543 007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00543 007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия A60 00543 007LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00543 007LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия A60 00545 007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия A60 00545 007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия A60 00545 007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия A60 00545 007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия A60 00543 007LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия A60 00543 007LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Pink Floyd Records PFRLP16 / Parlophone 190295996932LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Europe | Pink Floyd Records PFRLP16 / Parlophone 190295996932LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2017 | US | Pink Floyd Records PFRLP16 / Pink Floyd Records 88875184321LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Pink Floyd Records PFRLP36 / Pink Floyd Records 0190295215965LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2020 | US | Pink Floyd Records PFRLP36LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | CBS 177086-7/1-463161LP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| ? | Unknown | CBS 177086-7/1-463161LP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| ? | Brazil | Sony Music 928.010LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| ? | Brazil | Columbia 177086-7/1-463161 / CBS 177086-7/1-463161LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Columbia 177086.7/1.463161LP, Numbered, Special Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Numbered | LP, Numbered, Special Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Numbered |
| ? | Latvia | RiTonis А60 00543 007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Poland | Not On Label (Pink Floyd) DC 167 / Not On Label (Pink Floyd) DC 168LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label (Pink Floyd) HM 174LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
95 vinyl pressings of Delicate Sound Of Thunder are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1988 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Canada, USA & Europe and more. One of them is EMI EQ 5009, released November 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EQ 5009, PC2 44484, 463161 1, 120 054/055) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EQ50091A-1A-1-1-2 D NICKZ and EQ50091 B-1-1-1-1 D. 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.
