Vinyl pressings
by Blues Magoos · 1967
Pipe Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 8 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.
1-39798-10 A MRSide A runout, etched, variant 1
1-39799-9 A MRSide B runout, etched, variant 1
1-39798-12 A MRSide A runout, etched, variant 2
1-39799-12 A MRSide B runout, etched, variant 2
1-39798-9 MRA Side Runout (Etched)
1-39179-10 MRB Side Runout (Etched)
YW1-39798
YW1-39799
YW1-39799Side A Label
YW1-39798Side B Label
72660-ASide A Label
72660-BSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Philips BF-312First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Mercury M. 72660 / London Records Of Canada M. 72660First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Mercury M. 72660First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1967 | Greece | Mercury 45-4111First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Mercury 127 274 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | Mercury 127 274 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | Mercury SM-1032First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Mercury 72660First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Mercury 127 274 MCF / Fonogram 127 274 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Mercury 72660First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Mercury 72660First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Mercury 72660First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
12 vinyl pressings of Pipe Dream are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is Mercury 72660, released February 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 72660, BF-312, M. 72660, 45-4111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-39798-10 A MR and 1-39799-9 A MR. 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.
