Vinyl pressings
by Donna Summer · 1987
Dinner With Gershwin 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.
38 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 14 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.
0-20635-AS-SH1 DMM B-28215-SH1-DMM Δ 17281 1-1 PrecisionRunout Side A
0-20635-BS-SH1 DMM B-28216-SH1-DMM Δ 17281-X 1-1 PrecisionRunout Side B
0-20635-AS-SR1 DMM 1-3 PrecisionRunout Side A
0-20635-BS-SR1 DMM 21 PrecisionRunout Side B
7-28418-A-REI-SHI ɑ R-18288-RE1-SH1 Precision ∆17193 1-1Side A Runout, variant 1
7-28418-B-SHI ɑ R-18289-SH1 Precision ∆17193-X 1-1Side B Runout,variant 1
7-28418-A-REI-SRI 1-1 Precision SPSide A Runout, variant 2
7-28418-A-REI-SRI 1-1 Precision SRC (large 's' with smaller 'r' and 'c' inside the 's')Side B Runout, variant 2
A 17473 PRO02802-1-SHI DMM B-28407-SHIRunout, Side A
A 1747S-X PRO-2802-2-SHI-DMM B-28408-2-SHI-DMMRunout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records 7 258237First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7-258237First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 0.258236First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 06350First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 84187First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 84187First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 258 236-0First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 258 237-7 / Warner Bros. Records 2 58237-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | WEA 258 237-7 / Warner Bros. Records 258 237-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | France | WEA 258 237-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records U8237First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 2 58237-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records SLDB-3087First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1987 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records PRO-205First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records DS-144 / Warner Bros. Records 258236-0First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records SAM 41112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
39 vinyl pressings of Dinner With Gershwin are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Geffen Records 0-20635.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-20635, 7-28418, PRO-A-2802, PRO-S-2862) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0-20635-AS-SH1 DMM B-28215-SH1-DMM Δ 17281 1-1 Precision and 0-20635-BS-SH1 DMM B-28216-SH1-DMM Δ 17281-X 1-1 Precision. 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.
