Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Bland · 1974
Dreamer was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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 DSX 50169-A 1ASide A runout variant 1
1 DSX 50169-B 1BSide B runout variant 1
S1 DSX 50169-A TML 1B DSX-50169-A(scratched out) A4Side A runout variant 2
1 DSX 50169-B TML 1B ASide B runout variant 2
P DSX 50169-AX TML ɅA-side runout
P DSX 50169-BX TMLB-side runout
(DSX-50169-A)A-side label
(DSX-50169-B)B-side label
T 1 DSX 50169-A-1 TMLSide A runout, variant 1
T 1 DSX 50169-B-2 TMLSide B runout, variant 1
T 1 DSX 50169-A-1 TMLSide A runout, variant 2
T 1 DSX 50169-B-1 TMLSide B runout, variant 2
[unknown etching looks like ∿]⎢DSX 50169-A TML 1A A4Runout variant #1 side A
[unknown etching looks like ∿]⎢DSX 50169-B TML 1B A3Runout variant #1 side B
P DSX 50169-AX TML ɅRunout variant #2 side A
P DSX 50169-BX TMLRunout variant #2 side B
ABCL 5053 A - 2UA-Side
ABCL 5053 B - 1UB-Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Probe SPBA-3085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX-50169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX-50169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Probe 2C064-95758First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Probe 1C 056-95 758 / EMI Electrola 1C 056-95 758First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe IPS-80018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | ABC Records ABCL 0210First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill DSX-50169 / ABC Records DSX-50169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill DSX-50169 / ABC Records DSX-50169First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill DSX-50169 / ABC Records DSX-50169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill DSX-50169 / ABC Records DSX-50169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill DSX 50169 / ABC Records DSX 50169LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Bear Family Records BAF 18029LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | BGO Records BGOLP63LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Dreamer are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1974 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dunhill DSX-50169.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSX-50169, ABCL 5053, SPBA-3085, 2C064-95758) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 DSX 50169-A 1A and 1 DSX 50169-B 1B. 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.
