Vinyl pressings
by Dave Matthews · 1977
Dune was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, 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.
87741-A-1 MASTERDISK RLSide A runout, variant 1
87741-B-2 MASTERDISK RLSide B runout, variant 1
87741-A-5 MASTERDISK RLSide A runout, variant 2
87741-B-6Side B runout, variant 2
TI RVG 87741-A-3 CTH MASTERDISK RLRunout Side A - Variant 1
TI RVG 87741-B-3 CTHRunout Side B - Variant 1
TI RVG 87741-A-4 CTH MASTERDISK RLRunout Side A - Variant 2
TI RVG 87741-B-4 CTHRunout Side B - Variant 2
87741-A-2 MASTERDISK RLVariant 1, runout side A
87741-B-2 MASTERDISK RLVariant 1, runout side B
87741-A-1 MASTERDISK RLVariant 2, runout side A
87741-B-1 MASTERDISK RLVariant 2, runout side B
S1 87741-A-7 MASTERDISK RLRunout side A, variant 1
S1 87741-B-5 MASTERDISK RL A3Runout side B, variant 1
1S 87741-A•7 MASTERDISK RLRunout side A, variant 2
1S 87741-B•5 A3Runout side B, variant 2
87741-A-1 MASTERDISK RLRunout Side A
87741-B-2 MASTERDISK RLRunout Side B
87741 ALabel Side A
87741 BLabel Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Unknown | CTI Records CTI 7-5005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | CTI Records 3-42-404-019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 7-5005 / CTI Records CTI 7 5005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 7 5005 / CTI Records CTI 7-5005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | CTI Records CTI 7-5005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | CTI Records 0063.025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | CTI Records CTI 5005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | CTI Records CTI 7-5005 / CTI Records CTI 7 5005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | CTI Records CTI 7-5005 / CTI Records CTI 7 5005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | CTI Records CTI 7-5005 / CTI Records CTI 7 5005First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | CTI Records CTI 7 5005 / CTI Records CTI 7-5005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | CTI Records CTI 7-5005 / CTI Records CTI 7 5005LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | CTI Records CTI 7-5005 / CTI Records CTI 7 5005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Venezuela | CTI Records CTI 7-5005 / CTI Records 5.005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | CTI Records GP 3131 / CTI Records GP-3131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CTI Records LAX 3272LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1985 | Japan | CTI Records K20P-6844LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Dune are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Japan, Brazil and more. One of them is CTI Records CTI 7-5005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 7-5005, CTI 7 5005, CTI 5005, GP 3131) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 87741-A-1 MASTERDISK RL and 87741-B-2 MASTERDISK RL. 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.
