Vinyl pressings
by Dio · 1987
Dream Evil was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 20 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.
1-25612-A DMM SR 1-1 SterlingSide A, etched, variant 1
1-25612-B DMM SR 2-1 SterlingSide B, etched, variant 1
1-25612-A-DMM_SR1 1-1 SterlingSide A, etched, variant 2
1-25612-B-DMM_SR1 SP 2-1 SterlingSide B, etched, variant 2
O- ∆16931 B-27858-SR1-DMM Sterling 1-25612-A-DMM-SR¹ 1-2 SPAREtched in runout A; Variant 1
∆16931-X 1-1 1-25612-B-DMM-SH1 B-27859-B-SH1-DMM SterlingEtched in runout B; Variant 1
1-25612-A-DMM-SH1 B-27858-SH1-DMM Sterling ∆16931 I-IEtched in runout A; Variant 2
B-27859-SR1-DMM 1-25612-B-DMM-SR1 SP 2-2 SPAR Sterling ∆16931-X O -Etched in runout B; Variant 2
1-25612-A-DMM-SH1 B-27858-SH1-DMM Sterling ∆16931 I-ISide A runout
B-27859-SR1-DMM 1-25612-B-DMM-SR1 SP 2-2 SPAR Sterling ∆16931-X O -Side B runout
1-25612-A-DMM_SR1 1-1 SterlingSide A, etched
1-25612-B-DMM_SR1 SP 2-1 SterlingSide B, etched
VERH 46 A//1▽420 V 1 2 5Side A, runout, variant 1
VERH 46 B//1▽420 V 1 2 5Side B, runout, variant 1
VERH 46 A//1▽420 V 12 1Side A, runout, variant 2
VERH 46 B//1▽420 V 11 2Side B, runout, variant 2
832530-1-A1Side A, etched
832530-1-B1Side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australasia | Vertigo 832 530-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Vertigo 832530-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 56121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1-25612LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 56121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Colombia | Mercury 832 530-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Vertigo 832 530-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Vertigo 832 530-1First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1987 | Finland | Vertigo 832 530-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Vertigo 832 530-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Israel | Vertigo 832 530-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | PolyGram 832 530-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | Japan | Vertigo 25PP-234First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Mexico | Vertigo LPR 23055 / Vertigo 832 530 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Vertigo 832 530-1First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | AnTrop П94 RAT 30848LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Warner Bros. Records R1 25612LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | US | Warner Bros. Records R1 26212 / Niji Entertainment Group R1 26212LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Mercury 0736930 / UMC 0736930LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | Italy | Vertigo / MercuryLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2026 | US | Warner Records RCV5 25612 / Rhino Records 603497807833LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
37 vinyl pressings of Dream Evil are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1987 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Portugal, Japan and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1-25612.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25612, VERH 46, 832 530-1, 25PP-234) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25612-A DMM SR 1-1 Sterling and 1-25612-B DMM SR 2-1 Sterling. 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.
