Vinyl pressings
by Don McLean · 1972
Dreidel was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 13 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.
UAST 1̶1̶1̶0̶3̶-5 11102 [artisan logo] TIA-Side Runout Etching
UAST 11105-4 [artisan logo] TIB-Side Runout Etching
UAST-11102A-Side Label
UAST-11105B-Side Label
UAST 11103 K-4098 [Artisan logo]A side - runout (etched)
UAST 11105 K-4099 [Artisan logo]B side - runout (etched)
(UAST-11102)A side - label
(UAST-11105)B side - label
UAST 11102 - XX U̶A̶S̶T̶ 1̶1̶1̶0̶3̶2̶ X̶X̶ Artisan logo pRunout side-A
UAST 11105 Artisan logo pRunout side-B
(UAST-11102)Label side-A
(UAST-11105)Label side-B
UA-11102Side A Label
UAST-11102Side B Label
4 5 UP 35481 A-1U/4 5 UP 35481 B-1USide A/B run-out, machine stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Austria | United Artists Records UA 35 474 / United Artists Records 35 474 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-51100First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | France | United Artists Records UP 35474 / United Artists Records UP 35.474First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | United Artists Records UA 35 474 / United Artists Records 35 474 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Greece | United Artists Records 4501 51100 / United Artists Records 450151100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 006-94095First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Portugal | United Artists Records N-S-14-56 NS1456First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Scandinavia | United Artists Records UP 35474First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Spain | United Artists Records HS 904 / The Rainbow Collection HS 904First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Sweden | United Artists Records UP 35474First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | United Artists Records UP 35481First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | United Artists Records 51100 / The Rainbow Collection 51100First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | United Artists Records 51100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | United Artists Records 51100First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | United Artists Records 51100 / The Rainbow Collection 51100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | United Artists Records UA-500517", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
23 vinyl pressings of Dreidel are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Austria, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records 51100, released December 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 51100, UP 35481, UA 35 474, UA-51100) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAST 1̶1̶1̶0̶3̶-5 11102 [artisan logo] TI and UAST 11105-4 [artisan logo] TI. 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.
