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The Best Of Rainbow by Rainbow, album cover

Vinyl pressings

The Best Of Rainbow

by Rainbow · 1980

26 pressings15 countriesHard RockRock

The Best Of Rainbow was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Best Of Rainbow

2 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year. 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.

Japan

1980
Label and catalog number
Polydor MPZ 8139/40
Format
LP, Compilation · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

MPZ-8139A A-1-3 A1Side A

MPZ-8139B C-1-3Side B

MPZ-8140A A-1-2 A1Side C

MPZ-8140B C-1-2Side D

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 26 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s24 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980JapanPolydor MPZ 8139/40First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1980JapanPolydor MPZ 8139/40First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · PromoLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo
1981AustraliaPolydor 2675 223LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1981AustriaPolydor 2675 223LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1981FrancePolydor 2675 223LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1981GermanyPolydor 2675 223LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1981GermanyPolydor 2675 223LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1981GreecePolydor 2675 223LP, White Label, Test Pressing, Compilation · Test pressingLP, White Label, Test Pressing, Compilation · Test pressing
1981GreecePolydor 2675 223LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1981IrelandPolydor PODV 2LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1981JapanPolydor 38MM 0114/5LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1981JapanPolydor 38MM 0114LP, Compilation, Promo · PromoLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo
1981NetherlandsPolydor 2675 223LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1981New ZealandPolydor 2675 223LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1981ScandinaviaPolydor 2675 223LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
All 24 pressings from the 1980s
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GreecePolydor 849 477-1LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?GreecePolydor 849477-1 / Polydor 849477-1LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1All Night Long3:48
  2. A2Man On The Silver Mountain4:38
  3. A3Lost In Hollywood4:48
  4. A4Jealous Lover3:09
  5. A5Long Live Rock 'N' Roll4:25
  6. B1Stargazer8:28
  7. B2Kill The King4:28
  8. B3A Light In The Black8:12
  9. C1Since You Been Gone3:15
  10. C216th Century Greensleeves3:35
  11. C3Catch The Rainbow6:40
  12. C4The Eyes Of The World6:33
  13. D1I Surrender4:00
  14. D2Gates Of Babylon6:47
  15. D3Can't Happen Here4:56
  16. D4Starstruck4:06

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Best Of Rainbow are there?

26 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Rainbow are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1980 and 1988.

When was The Best Of Rainbow first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Japan. One of them is Polydor MPZ 8139/40.

How do I tell if my copy of The Best Of Rainbow is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MPZ 8139/40) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPZ-8139A A-1-3 A1 and MPZ-8139B C-1-3. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Best Of Rainbow on vinyl worth?

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.

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