Vinyl pressings
by Crowded House · 1986
Don't Dream It's Over 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.
25 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 13 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.
CP 1842 ASide A runout, hand-etched
CP 1842 BSide B runout, hand-etched
CP 1842ASide A label
CP 1842BSide B label
CL 438 A-1-1-Q-4-4Runout side A
CL 438 B-1-1-Q-3-14Runout side B
SP O-I AL-SP S45-B-15614-100146 F-2 R-16346-F2 △13783 WallyRunout, Side A, Etched (Variant 1)
SP-O-ISMI-2 SL-SP S45-B-2-5614-100144 F-2 R-16347-F2 △13784 1 - 1 WallyRunout, Side B, Etched (Variant 1)
SP O-I AL-SP S45-B-15614-100146 F-2 R-16346-F2 △13783 WallyRunout, Side A, Etched (Variant 2)
SP 0-1 AL-SP S45-B-2-5614-100144 F-2 R-16347-F2 △13784 1-1 WallyRunout, Side B, Etched (Variant 2
S45-B-1-5614-100146 F-1 α R-16346-F1 △13783 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 1-1Side A runout
S45-B-2-5614-100144 F-1 α R-16347-F1 △13784 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 1-1Side B runout
100146Side A label
100144Side B label
SP O-I AL-SP S45-B-1-5614-100146 F-2 ɑ R-16346-F2 △13783 WallyRunout, Side A, Etched
SP-O-ISMI-Q AL-SP S45-B-2-5614-100144 F-2 ɑ R-16347-F2 △13784 1 - 1 WallyRunout, Side B, Etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, Sides A/B, Stamped
100146Label Side A
SPRO-9775-100146 F-2 B-248363 1-1 ∆13785Side A & B Deadwax Inscriptions
100146Side A & B Labels
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 | Australia | Capitol Records CP 1842First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | Capitol Records CP 1842First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records CP 1842First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Barbados | Capitol Records CP 1842First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5614First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5614First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5614First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records 4754First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Capitol Records 20 1514 7 / Capitol Records 006 20 1514 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Capitol Records 006 20 1514 7 / Capitol Records 20 1514 7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 2015147First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 2015147First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Guatemala | EMI 4754First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Guatemala | EMI 4754First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Guatemala | Capitol Records 4754First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Italy | Capitol Records 06 8802307 / Capitol Records 8 80230 77", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1992 | Italy | Capitol Records 14 8802306 / Capitol Records 8 80230 612", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1992 | Spain | Capitol Records 006-40 2408 7 / Capitol Records 006 40240877", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
41 vinyl pressings of Don't Dream It's Over are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1986 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Australia & New Zealand, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records CP 1842.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 1842, CL 438, B-5614, SPRO-9775) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CP 1842 A and CP 1842 B. 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.
