Vinyl pressings
by Bob Dylan · 1984
Real Live 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.
21 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 16 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 39944 1̶K̶ 1L TML-M P (A)Variant 1, side A runout
PBL 39944-1K TML-S P (A)Variant 1, side B runout
PAL 39944 1M TML-X P o (A)Variant 2, side A runout
PBL 39944-1K P (A) o TML-SVariant 2, side B runout
TML-SA & B Side Runouts - Stamped
PAL 39944 1K G1 A5Side A Runout - Etched variant 1
PBL 39944-1H G1 A17Side B Runout - Etched variant 1
PAL 39944 1J M G1 B1 RL TML-MSide A Runout variant 2
CBS 26334.A2 2 timtom CSide A runout
CBS 26334 B2 TY ⋀Side B runout
CBS 26334 ASide A label
CBS 26334 BSide B label
AL-39944-1A-2HZDK: DM-7Side A runout, variant 1
BL-39944-1A-2HDZK: DM-5Side B runout, variant 1
AL-39944-1A-2HZDK: DM-2Side A runout, variant 2
BL-39944-1A-2HDZK: DM-2Side B runout, variant 2
AL- 39944 C 138.617-A 1-1-5Runout Groove Side A
BL- 39944 C 138.617-B 1-1-3Runout Groove Side B
138.617 - APrinted on A side label
138.617 - BPrinted on B side label
28AP-2967A1 〄CS 1 A 1
28AP-2967B1 1 A 1
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 238041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS SBP 238041First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBS 26334 / CBS 26334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBS 26334 / CBS 26334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | CBS CBS 26334 / CBS 26334First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Israel | CBS CBS 26334First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | CBS CBS 26334 / CBS 26334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5823First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 238041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Philippines | CBS QCL - 22158 / CBS FC 39944LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | Portugal | CBS 26334 / CBS CBS 26334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | South Africa | CBS DNW 3044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | CBS S 26334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | CBS S 26334First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Columbia FC 39944First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Columbia 19075846961LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | US | Columbia 19075846961LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Italy | ColumbiaLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Columbia FC 39944LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Columbia COL 467841 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 151LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Columbia CBR-8404 / Himalaya Records CBR-8404LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 26334LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
35 vinyl pressings of Real Live are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1984 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Canada, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia FC 39944, released November 30, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 39944, 26334, 138617, 28AP 2967) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 39944 1̶K̶ 1L TML-M P (A) and PBL 39944-1K TML-S P (A). 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.
