Vinyl pressings
by Weather Report · 1983
Procession was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 15 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.
o P PAL 38427-1ASide A runout, Variant 1
o P PBL 38427-1BSide B runout, Variant 1
P o PAL 38427-1ESide A runout, Variant 2
P o PBL 38427-1ASide B runout, Variant 2
G1 PAL 38427-1CSide 1 runout, etched
G1 PBL 38427-1A A9Side 2 runout, etched
CBS-25241-A1 > timtomSide A Etched
CBS. 25241 B1 > TTSide B Etched
CBS 25241 AISide A Runout
CBS 25241 BISide B Runout
CBS 25241 BSide A Label
CBS 25241 BSide B Label
CBS 25241 A - 1Side A, etched
CBS 25241 B - 1Side B, etched
CBS 2̶5̶2̶4̶1̶ 25241 (stamped) A 2 >Side A Etched
CBS 2̶5̶2̶4̶1̶ 25241 (stamped) B 2 >Side B Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | Columbia 20.365First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS SBP 237899First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | CBS 225076 / CBS 225.076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS 25241 / CBS CBS 25241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | CBS CBS 25241First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | Israel | CBS cbs 25241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | CBS CBS 25241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 30AP 2533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 30AP 2533First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237899First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | CBS CBS 25241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2849First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS S 25241First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | CBS CBS 25241 / CBS FC 38427First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 25241 / CBS 25241LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
23 vinyl pressings of Procession are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia FC 38427.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 38427, 25241, CBS 25241, 20.365) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o P PAL 38427-1A and o P PBL 38427-1B. 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.
