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.
10 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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 2017A #3 IW MEDIAEtched Side A Variant 1
DEP 2017B-RE IW/JREtched Side B Variant 1
DEP 2017A IW MEDIAEtched Side A Variant 2
DEP 2017B IWEtched Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | De-Lite Records 9088-2017 / GRT 9088-2017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Polydor 2310 424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2310 424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | De-Lite Records ISS-80339First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | De-Lite Records ISS-80399First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Philippines | De-Lite Records DEP-2234 / De-Lite Records DEP-2017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Polydor 2310 424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | De-Lite Records DEP-2017 / De-Lite Records DEP 2017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | De-Lite Records DEP-2017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | De-Lite Records DEP-2017-RMAFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | De-Lite Records DEP-2017LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Italy | Carosello CLN 25062LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Polydor 23 10 424LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | De-Lite Records DEP 2021 / De-Lite Records DEP-2021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | De-Lite Records DEP-2021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Dreaming A Dream are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is De-Lite Records DEP-2017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DEP-2017, DEP-2017-RMA, 2310 424, 9088-2017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DEP 2017A #3 IW MEDIA and DEP 2017B-RE IW/JR. 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.
