Vinyl pressings
by Gordon Lightfoot · 1980
Dream Street Rose was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
HS - 1 - 3426 RE1 LW1 ✶✶Runout side A, variant 1
HS - 2 - 3426 RE1 LW3 ✶✶Runout side B, variant 1
HS-1-3426 RE1 LW1• 1 ✶✶Runout side A, variant 2
HS-2-3426 RE1 LW3• 3 ✶✶Runout side B, variant 2
SUB A HS-1-3426-RE1 JW2 0Runout side A, variant 1
HS-2-3426-RE1 JW2 0Runout side B, variant 1
SUB A HS-1-3426-RE1 JW1 #1 0Runout side A, variant 2
HS-2-3426-RE1 JW3 0Runout side B, variant 2
HS-1-3426 RE1 WW1 #5 ─◁A Side variant 1
HS-2-3426 RE1 WW1 #6 ─◁B Side variant 1
HS-1-3426 RE1 WW1 ─◁A Side variant 2
HS-2-3426 RE1 WW1 #3 ─◁B Side variant 2
HS - 1 - 3426 RE1 JW2 #1 0Runout A
HS - 2 - 3426 RE1 WW1 #2Runout B
W - 8 HS - 1 - 3426 K 56802 A2Variant 1 Side A Etched
W-1 KD HS - 2 - 3426 K 56802 B2Variant 1 Side B Etched
HS-1-3426 K 56802- 1 A2 W-2Variant 2 Side A Etched
HS-2-3426 K 56802 B2 W 4Variant 2 Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records SLIN 3285First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 208813First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records HS 3426First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3426First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3426First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 4226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10841WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10841WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records HS 3426First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 802 / Warner Bros. Records HS3426First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1465First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
27 vinyl pressings of Dream Street Rose are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1980 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records HS 3426.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HS 3426, K 56802, SLIN 3285, 208813) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS - 1 - 3426 RE1 LW1 ✶✶ and HS - 2 - 3426 RE1 LW3 ✶✶. 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.
