Vinyl pressings
by Centerfold · 1986
Dictator was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, 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.
234.726-A//59311-1Side A runout
234.726-B//59312-1Side B runout
234.726-ASide A label
234.726-BSide B label
134.726-A//59309-1Runout side A
134.726-BRunout side B
134.726-ALabel side A
134.726-BLabel side B
234.726-A//59311-1Side A runout
234.726-A//59312-1Side B runout
234.726-ASide A label
234.726-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Germany | Injection Disco Dance Label 885 057-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Germany | Injection Disco Dance Label 885 057-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Germany | Injection Disco Dance Label 134.726First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Italy | Delta DEM 799First year12" | 12" |
| 1986 | Italy | Delta DE 8597", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Italy | Delta DE 859First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Japan | MELDAC 7MEA-8First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 234.726First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 134.726First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 234.726First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | Portugal | CNR 508432First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Spain | CNR 888 127-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Spain | CNR 888 127-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Japan | MELDAC 7MEA-8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Germany | Injection Disco Dance Label 234.81512", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Dictator are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Netherlands, Japan, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Injection Disco Dance Label 234.726.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 234.726, 134.726, 7MEA-8, 885 057-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 234.726-A//59311-1 and 234.726-B//59312-1. 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.
