Vinyl pressings
by Debbie Gibson · 1986
Only In My 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.
24 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
ST-DM-50977 / 50978-SPSide A, Variant 1
ST-DM-50979 / 50980-SPSide B, Variant 1
STDM-50977-50978-3 1-2 HERBIE JR ☺Side A, Variant 2
STDM-50979 S̶̷̲̅T̶̷̲̅D̶̷̲̅M̶̷̲̅ - 5̶̷̲̅0̶̷̲̅9̶̷̲̅7̶̷̲̅8̶̷̲̅9̶̷̲̅-̶̷̲̅ 50980-3 1-2 HERBIE JR ☺Side B, Variant 2
ST A 50918-1 [ATLANTIC STUDIOS D K](A)-etched / [stamped]
ST A 50919-1 [ATLANTIC STUDIOS D K](B)-etched / [stamped]
ST A 50918-2 Ɑ R-16978-2 △15041 1-1Side A, Etched
ST A 50919-2 Ɑ R-16979-2 △15041-X 1-1Side B, Etched
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Sides A & B, Stamped
ST-A-50918-ARSide A label
STDM-50977-50978-2 B- 26259-2 Δ 15167 1-1Etched, A Side
STDM-50979-50980-2 B- 26260-2 Δ 15167-X 1-2Etched, B Side
a (Allied Record Company logo)Stamped, A & B Sides
HERbIE JR :<)Etched, A & B Sides
STDM-50977-50978-3Side A Runout Etched Variant 1
STDM-50979-50980-3Side B Runout Etched Variant 1
HERBIE Jr ⓁBoth Sides Etched Variant 1
STDM-50977-50978-3 1-1 HERBIE JR ☺Side A Runout Etched Variant 2
ST A 50918-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] R-16798-2 △15041 I - IRunout, Side A, Etched
ST A 50919-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] R-16797-2 △15041-X I - IRunout, Side B, Etched
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout, Side A&B Stamped
ST-A-50918-ARSide A label
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 | Atlantic 78 67440First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 93227 / BroadBeard 78 93227First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 93227First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Europe | Atlantic 789 322-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Atlantic 786 744-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Italy | Atlantic 789 322-7 / Atlantic 78 9322-7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Atlantic 086744First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1986 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 1083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Atlantic A 9322 (T)First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Atlantic A 9322 / Atlantic 789322-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Atlantic A 9322 (T)First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Atlantic A 9322 / Atlantic A9322First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 0-86744First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7-89322First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic DMD 1005First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
51 vinyl pressings of Only In My Dreams are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1986 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Atlantic 0-86744.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-86744, 7-89322, DMD 1005, A 9322 (T)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-DM-50977 / 50978-SP and ST-DM-50979 / 50980-SP. 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.
