Vinyl pressings
by Alphonse Mouzon · 1978
In Search Of A Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 4 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.
0 068 192 A 0702 599 S 1 320Runout Side A
0 068 192 B 0702 599 S 2 320Runout Side B
0068.192 - A (0702.599 S 1)Label Side A
0068.192 - B (0702.599 S 2)Label Side B
0 068 192 A 0702 599 S 1 320
0 068 192 B 0702 599 S 2 320
0068.192 - A (0702.599 S 1)
0068.192 - B (0702.599 S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Brazil | MPS Records MPS 15520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | MPS Records MDLP-12703First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | MPS Records 0068.192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | MPS Records 0068.192LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Japan | MPS Records KUX-108-PFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | MPS Records KUX-108-PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | MPS Records MPS 15520First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | MPS Records MDLP-12703LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | MPS Records MPS 15520 / Dargil MPS 15520LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Germany | MPS Records 0211965MSWLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
10 vinyl pressings of In Search Of A Dream are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1978 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, Brazil, Japan, Netherlands. One of them is MPS Records 0068.192.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0068.192, MPS 15520, MDLP-12703, KUX-108-P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 068 192 A 0702 599 S 1 320 and 0 068 192 B 0702 599 S 2 320. 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.
