Vinyl pressings
by Crown Heights Affair · 1975
Dreaming A Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 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.
DEP 1570A-1 JR MEDIASOUND PRCA-Side Runout Etching
DEP 1570B-1-1-1 JR MEDIASOUND PRCB-Side Runout Etching
DEP 1570-ALabel Side A
DEP 1570-BLabel Side B
DEP1570A #2 Jr MEDIASOUND LRunout A
DEP1570B Jr MEDIASOUND LRunout B
DEP-1570-ALabel A
DEP-1570-BLabel B
DEP 1570A J. RodriquezSide A [Etched]
DEP 1570B J. RodriquezSide B [Etched]
DEP 1570ASide A [Label]
DEP 1570BSide B [Label]
DEP 1570 A JR Mediasound [circled MR] Δ 97369Runout A-side
DEP 1570 B JR Mediasound [circled MR] Δ 97369-XRunout B-side
DEP 1570-ALabel Side A
DEP 1570-BLabel Side B
DEP1570A JR MEDIASOUND [lathe]A-Side Runout Etching
DEP1570DJ JR MEDIASOUNDB-Side Runout Etching
DEP-1570-AA-Side Label
DEP-1570-DJB-Side Label
2001602 A//1∇420 05 11 1Runout side A stamped
2001602 B//1∇420 05 11 1Runout side AA stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brazil | Top Tape CS-0199First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | De-Lite Records 1088-570First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | De-Lite Records 1088-570First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | De-Lite Records 1088-570First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | France | Polydor 2001 602First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2001 602First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Greece | International Polydor Production 2001602First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Jamaica | De-Lite Records DEP 1570First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Delightful Music ISR-10816First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Polydor 2001 602First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | De-Lite Records DEP 1570First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | De-Lite Records DEP-1570First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | De-Lite Records DEP 1570First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | De-Lite Records DDJ-1570First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | De-Lite Records DEP 1570First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-152412", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | US | Collectables COL 49407" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | UK | Vapour Music VAP00112" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-152412", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| ? | US | De-Lite Records DG-26037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | USA & Canada | Unidisc SPEC-1524 / Unidisc SPEC-200612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| ? | USA & Canada | Unidisc SPEC-1524 / Unidisc SPEC-200212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
24 vinyl pressings of Dreaming A Dream are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1975 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is De-Lite Records DEP 1570.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DEP 1570, DEP-1570, DDJ-1570, 2001 602) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DEP 1570A-1 JR MEDIASOUND PRC and DEP 1570B-1-1-1 JR MEDIASOUND PRC. 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.
