Vinyl pressings
by Daryl Hall · 1986
Dreamtime 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.
38 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 16 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.
PB-14387-A-INT-3 MASTERDISK 020 ̶D̶S̶ B-5257 A-1Runout side A
PB-14387-B-INT-3 MASTERDISK 020 ̶D̶S̶ B-5257 B-1Runout side B
PB49815 ALabel side A
PB49815 BLabel side B
PB-14387-A-INT-3 MASTERDISK 020 DS[Scratched out] B-5257 A-1Runout side A, variant 1
PB-14387-B-INT-3 MASTERDISK 020 DS[Scratched out] B-5257 B-1Runout side B, variant 1
PB-14387-A-INT-3 MASTERDISK ̷D̷S̷ B-5257 A-1 IIRunout side A, variant 2
PB-14387-B-INT-3 MASTERDISK 020 ̷D̷S̷ B-5257 B-1Runout side B, variant 2
HALL1-A4Runout side A, variant 1
HALL1-B2Runout side B, variant 1
HALL 1 -A4 MASTERDISK ARunout side A, variant 2
HALL 1 B1 MASTERDISK 3 PB-14387-B-INT-1 ARunout side B, variant 2
HALL T 1 A3 ⋀ POUNDA TA1PESide A runout
HALL T 1 B3 ⋀Side B runout
HALL T 1ASide A label
HALL T 1BSide B label
PB- 14387 - A MASTERDISK ʀʟ EDPRunout A etched
PB-14387-B △13473 1-3Runout B etched
PB-14387-ALabel A Side
PB-14387-BLabel B Side
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 | RCA 104571 / RCA Victor 104571First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Bolivia | RCA Victor RS - 2249First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | RCA PB-14387First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | RCA JB-14387First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Ecuador | RCA PB 49815First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Ecuador | RCA 123-1147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | RCA PB49815First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | RCA PT49816First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | RCA PT49796First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | RCA PB 49815First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Japan | RCA RPS 1026First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | RCA RPS 1026First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1986 | Japan | RCA RPS-218First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | RCA RPS-218First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Mexico | RCA TEC-171First year12", Single | 12", Single |
38 vinyl pressings of Dreamtime are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is RCA PB49815, released July 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB49815, HALL 1, HALL T1, PB-14387) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB-14387-A-INT-3 MASTERDISK 020 ̶D̶S̶ B-5257 A-1 and PB-14387-B-INT-3 MASTERDISK 020 ̶D̶S̶ B-5257 B-1. 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.
