Vinyl pressings
by Bob Dylan · 1990
Under The Red Sky was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 11 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.
MASTERDISK DMM AL-46794-1A G1 DMM A10Side A runout etched, variant 1
MASTERDISK DMM BL-46794-1A G1 DMMSide B runout etched, variant 1
MASTERDISK DMM AL-46794-1A G1 DMM dG A13Side A runout etched, variant 2
MASTERDISK DMM BL-46794-1A G1 DMM A7 dGSide B runout etched, variant 2
MX254037A-Label
MX254038B-Label
254037 467188.1.1A-Label
MX254038-B 467188.1.2B-Label
AL - 46794Label side A
BL - 46794Label side B
BE 37/A 6Runout A
BE 38/A 3Runout B
BE 0037Label A
BE 0038Label B
01 467188 20 1A1Runout side A, variant 1
01 467188 20 3B1Runout side B, variant 1
01 467188 20 2A1Runout side A, variant 2
01 467188 20 3B1Runout side B, variant 2
4671881.A1 STUSide A, runout etched
4671881.B1Side B, runout etched
467188 1 A*Side A label
467188 1 B*Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Columbia 70.153First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1990 | Australia | CBS 467188 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Brazil | CBS 188.110/1-467188 / Discos CBS 188.110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Bonton 71 0023-1 331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 467188 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 467188 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 467188 1First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1990 | Greece | CBS 467188 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | South Africa | CBS ASF 3340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Spain | CBS 467188 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | ZKP RTVL LL 1958 / CBS LL 1958First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Zimbabwe | CBS ASF 3340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | US | Columbia C 46794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Europe | CBS 467188 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Netherlands | Columbia 467188 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Columbia 19075846941 / Legacy 19075846941LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Columbia 19075846941LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Italy | Columbia C 46794LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | UK | Columbia C 46794LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Under The Red Sky are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1990 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, Australia, Brazil, Czechoslovakia and more. One of them is Columbia C 46794, released September 11, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 46794, 467188 1, 188.110/1-467188, 71 0023-1 331) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERDISK DMM AL-46794-1A G1 DMM A10 and MASTERDISK DMM BL-46794-1A G1 DMM. 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.
