Vinyl pressings
by Bram Tchaikovsky · 1979
Girl Of My Dreams was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ADA 28 A2 - [Utopia lyre symbol] S-IRunout A, etched, variant 1
ADA 28 B EG- [Utopia lyre symbol] S-I 1Runout B, etched/stamped, variant 1
ADA 28 A2 1 [Utopia lyre symbol] S-4Runout A etched, variant 2
ADA 28-B EG- [Utopia lyre symbol] S-4 1 1Runout B etched/stamped, variant 2
ADA 28 A2 1 [Utopia lyre symbol] S-8A-side runout, variant 1
ADA 28-B EG- 1 [Utopia lyre symbol] S-8B-side runout, variant 1
SAM 96 A-1 1 E.G.. S-4 [Utopia lyre symbol]C-side runout, variant 1
SAM 96 B1 1 E.G.. [Utopia lyre symbol] S-2D-side runout, variant 1
79 NP 4229 2095 093
79 NP 4234 2095 093
PD 14575 79 NP 4229-S-PRC-1-1-1 STERLING
PD 14575 79 NP.4234-S-PRC-1-1-1
STERLING PD-14575-79-NP-4229-S-CP1-LONGA-Side Runout Etching
STERLING p PD-14575 79 NP-422̶9̶34-S-CP1B-Side Runout Etching
79 NP 4229 SA-Side Label
79 NP 4234 SB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Radar Records ADA 28First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD 14575First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Japan | Radar Records P-482FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Radar Records ADA 28First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD 14575First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD 14575First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD 14575First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD 14575First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Radar Records RAD 17336 / Radar Records RAD 17 336 NFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Radar Records ADA 28First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Radar Records ADA 28 / Radar Records SAM 96First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Radar Records P-482FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Polydor 145757", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
13 vinyl pressings of Girl Of My Dreams are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Radar Records ADA 28, released August 24, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ADA 28, PD 14575, RAD 17336, P-482F) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ADA 28 A2 - [Utopia lyre symbol] S-I and ADA 28 B EG- [Utopia lyre symbol] S-I 1. 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.
