Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard · 1980
Dreamin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
39 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 20 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.
EMI 5095 A-1U 82 JONZ 1A-side stamped/etched runout, variant 1
EMI 5095 B-1U 03 SOUND CLINIC 1B-side stamped/etched runout, variant 1
EMI 5095 A-1U 0 JONZ 1A-side stamped/etched runout, variant 2
EMI 5095 B-1U 1 2 SOUND CLINIC 1B-side stamped/etched runout, variant 2
EMI 5095 A-1U JONZ 1Side A runout, stamped/etched, variant 1
EMI 5095 B-1U SOUND CLINIC 1Side B runout, stamped/etched, variant 1
EMI 5095 A-1U 8 0 JONZ 1Side A runout, stamped/etched, variant 2
EMI 5095 B-1U 6 5 SOUND CLINIC 1Side B runout, stamped/etched, variant 2
EMI 5095 A-1U JONZ 1Side A runout
EMI 5095 B-1U SOUND CLINIC 1Side B runout
EMI 5095ASide A label
EMI 5095BSide B label
EMI 5095A-DJA-side label
EMI 5095BB-side label
S-45-500375-Z-9 △107079 MRRunout side A
S-45-500378-Z-11Runout side B
S-45-500375-Z-10Runout side A Variant
S-45-500378-Z-11 △107079X MRRunout side B Variant
S45-500375 F5 · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLA runout, etched/stamped, variant 1
S45-500378 F6 MASTERED BY CAPITOL · ─◁B runout, etched/stamped, variant 1
S45-500375 F5 · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLA runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
S45-500378 F6 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL · ─◁B runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | EMI 1753First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Argentina | EMI 1753First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Australia | EMI EMI-342First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | EMI International EMI-342First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Brazil | EMI 31C 006 07346First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | EMI America 8057First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Canada | EMI America 8057First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | EMI 2C 008-07346 / EMI 2C 008-07.346First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | EMI 7346First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1980 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-07 346 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-07 346First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | EMI 1 C 052-07346 / EMI 1 C 052-07 346First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1980 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-07 346 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-07 3467", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1980 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-07 346 / EMI 5095First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Ireland | EMI EMI 5095First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Italy | EMI 3C 006-07346First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
42 vinyl pressings of Dreamin' are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Kenya, Spain and more. One of them is EMI EMI 5095, released August 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMI 5095, 8057, P-8057, EMI-5015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMI 5095 A-1U 82 JONZ 1 and EMI 5095 B-1U 03 SOUND CLINIC 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.
