Country unknown
June 4, 2021- Label and catalog number
- EMI 3532963
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Silver
Vinyl pressings
by Crowded House · 2021
Dreamers Are Waiting was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 2021, the album's first year, in 3 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.
[Stick Figure] HDP8339/538653051-A ML201019 Welcome to 1979Side A runout
[Stick Figure] HDP8339/538653051-BRE ML201104 Welcome to 1979Side B runout
HDP8339/538653051-A ML201019 WELCOME TO 1979
HDP8339/538653051-BRE ML201104 WELCOME TO 1979
3532963-A 36980.1(3)... 220312E1 929565 Bakery 3532963 A1Side A runout, variant 1
3532963-B 36980.2(3)... 220312E2 930507 P 3532963 B1Side B runout, variant 1
3532963-A 36980.1(3)... 220312E1 928569 Bakery 3532963 A1Side A runout, variant 2
3532963-B 36980.2(3)... 220312E2 899853 P 3532963 B1Side B runout, variant 2
3532963-A 36980.1(3)... 220312E1 929565 Bakery 3532963 A1Side A runout
3532963-B 36980.2(3)... 220312E2 929152 P 3532963 B1Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Australia | EMI 3542555 / EMI 3532963LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Unknown | EMI 3532963First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | EMI 3532963First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | BMG 4050538653052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | US | BMG 4050538653052First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Worldwide | EMI 3532963 / EMI 00602435329635First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Worldwide | EMI 3542556 / EMI 00602435329635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Worldwide | EMI 3543054 / EMI 00602435329635First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Worldwide | EMI 3532963 / EMI 00602435329635First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Worldwide | EMI 5703237 / EMI 00602435703237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2022 | US | BMG 4050538819281LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Dreamers Are Waiting are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2021 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in US, Europe, Worldwide. One of them is EMI 3532963, released June 4, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3532963, 4050538653052, 3542556, 3543054) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.