Vinyl pressings
by Toto · 1986
Fahrenheit 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.
31 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 23 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.
AL-40273-1D G1 MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 1
BL-40273-1E G1 MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 1
AL-40273-1D G1 MASTERDISK E12Side A runout, variant 2
BL-40273-1E G1 MASTERDISK A45Side B runout, variant 2
P (AP) AL-40273-1A MASTERDISKA Side Runout variant 2 Etched exc ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ stamp
P (AP) BL-40273-1A MASTERDISKB Side Runout variant 2 Etched exc ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ stamp
AL 40273A Side Label
BL 40273B Side Label
CBS · 57091 · A·1 13 VEtched [13 V stamped]
CBS 57091 B2 7 V TYEtched [7 V stamped]
CBS 57091 A*Label side A
CBS 57091 B*Label side B
AL-40273 1-A 2HZ DM 2Side A runout
BL-40273 1-A 2HZ DM 3Side B runout
AL 40273Side A label
BL 40273Side B label
AL-40273 1-A 2HZ DM 1Side A runout
BL-40273 1-A 2HZ DM 3Side B runout
AL 40273Side A label
BL 40273Side B label
01-057091-2A-1 AL40273-1ABRunout side A, variant 1
01-057091-2B-1 BL40273-1ABRunout side B, variant 1
01-057091-1A1 AL40273-1AA ARunout side A, variant 2
01-05791-1B1 BL40273-1AA ERunout side B, variant 2
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 | Argentina | CBS CBS 120.852First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Argentina | CBS CBS 120.852First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | CBS SBP 8187 / CBS MX217740First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138705First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Bulgaria | Балкантон 12204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBSCL 32 455-8 / CBS CBS 57091LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Germany | CBS 07-324558-20First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | CBS CBS 57091First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony CYA 1199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony CYA 1199First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Ireland | CBS CBS 57091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony XDAP 93152First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1986 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5867First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5867First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5867LP, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | LP, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Columbia 19075801141LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Sony Music 184010/1-057091LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia XFC 40273LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
48 vinyl pressings of Fahrenheit are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1986 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia FC 40273.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 40273, CBS 57091, 28AP 3222, CBS 120.852) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-40273-1D G1 MASTERDISK and BL-40273-1E G1 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.
