US
1986- Label and catalog number
- Combat Core 88561-8090-1
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
A- 885 61 -8090-A none (etchings) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK (stamped)Side A
A- 885 61 -8090-B none (etchings)Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Crumbsuckers · 1986
Life Of Dreams 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.
5 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
A- 885 61 -8090-A none (etchings) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK (stamped)Side A
A- 885 61 -8090-B none (etchings)Side B
88561‧8090‧1‧A EMWSide A, hand-etched
A- 88561-8090-B ᵂ ᴵSide B, hand-etched
⊳Side B, stamped
C̶C̶ ̶8̶0̶9̶0̶ ̶B̶Scratched out reference on side B
JUST · 4 · A1A-side etchings, Variant 1
JUST · 4 · B1B-side etchings, Variant 1
JUST · 4 · A1Side A runout
JUST · 4 · B1Side B runout
CL-1013A A-Side A runout, variant 1
CL-1013B A-Side B runout, variant 1
CL-1013A A- ᐉ 8̶8̶5̶-6̶1̶-8̶0̶9̶0̶-A̶ C̶C̶-8̶0̶9̶0̶-A̶ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢Side A runout, variant 2
CL-1013-B A- ᐉ 8̶8̶5̶-6̶1̶-8̶0̶9̶0̶-B̶ C̶C̶-8̶0̶9̶0̶-B̶Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Cobra Core CL 1013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Rough Justice JUST 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Rough Justice JUST 4First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | US | Combat Core 88561-8090-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Combat Core 88561-8090-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Rough Justice JUST 4LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Back On Black BOBV335LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | UK | Back On Black BOBV335LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 459LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 459LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2016 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 459LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Combat Core 195497641802 / Combat 195497641802LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Combat Core 195497605323 / Combat 195497605323LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Combat Core 195497642106 / Combat 195497642106LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Combat Core 195497635771 / Combat 195497635771LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Life Of Dreams are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1986 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Combat Core 88561-8090-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 88561-8090-1, JUST 4, CL 1013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A- 885 61 -8090-A none (etchings) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK (stamped) and A- 885 61 -8090-B none (etchings). 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.