Vinyl pressings
by Weather Report · 1982
Weather Report was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 12 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 37616-1BA side etched, Variant 1
PBL 37616-1AB side etched, Variant 1
PAL 37616-1AA side etched, Variant 2
PBL 37616-1AB side etched, Variant 2
HAL 47616-1F T1 COLUMBIA NYA side runout, variant 1
HBL 47616-1C T2 COLUMBIA NYB side runout, variant 2
HAL 47616-1F T1 COLUMBIA NY 2 DA side runout, variant 2
HBL-47616-1C T2 COLUMBIA NY A 3B side runout, variant 2
PAL 37616-1AA Side Etched
PBL 37616-2AB Side Etched
P o PAL 37616-1ASide A runout, variant 1
P o PBL 37616-1A 1 ISide B runout, variant 1
o PAL 37616-1B P A ISide A runout, variant 2
o PBL 37616-1A I B PSide B runout, variant 2
G1 PAL 37616-1H + B2A side etched, variant 1
XG PBL 37616-1AB side etched, variant 1
G1 PAL 37616-1G + A1A side etched, variant 2
G1 PBL 37616-1G + B4B side etched, variant 2
PAL 37616-1D B o T1Side A runout
PBL 37616-1C B1 o T1Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | CBS SBP 237679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | CBS F138.527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | ARC FC 37616 / ARC 37616First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 85326 / CBS 85326First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 85326 / CBS 85326First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | CBS CBS 85326First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | CBS CBS 85326First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 30AP 2291LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2211First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237 679First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 85326First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | CBS CBS 85326First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | ARC FC 37616 / Columbia FC 37616First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Columbia 20.259LP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Weather Report are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is ARC FC 37616.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 37616, HAL 47616, PC 37616, CBS 85326) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 37616-1B and PBL 37616-1A. 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.
