Vinyl pressings
by Weather Report · 1984
Domino Theory 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.
17 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 13 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.
PAL 39147-1BRunout side A, variant 1
PBL 39147-1BRunout side B, variant 1
PAL 39147-1DRunout side A, variant 2
PBL 39147-1CRunout side B, variant 2
P PAL 39147-1G ΛSide A runout, variant 1
P o PBL 39147-1B ΛSide B runout, variant 1
P PAL 39147-1F ΛSide A runout, variant 2
P o PBL 39147-1B ΛSide B runout, variant 2
CBS 25839 A2Side A
CBS 25839 B1Side B
CBS 25839 A*Label side A
CBS 25839 B*Label side B
CBS 25839.A2Runout side A
CBS 25839.B.1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | CBS SBP 238002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | CBS 225083First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia FC 39147First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBS 25839 / CBS 25839First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | CBS CBS 25839First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | India | CBS CBS 10112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Israel | CBS 25839First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | CBS 25839First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 30AP 2798First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 2789First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 2789First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2964First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | CBS S 25839First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | CBS CBS 25839First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | CBS CBS 25839First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Domino Theory are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia FC 39147, released February 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 39147, CBS 25839, SBP 238002, 225083) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 39147-1B and PBL 39147-1B. 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.
