Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Buffett · 1976
Havaña Daydreamin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 7 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.
TI ABCD-914-A-2 RE-1 DP/WSSEtched Side A
T2 ABCD-914-B-2 RE-1 DP/WSSEtched Side B
TI ABCD-914-A-1 RE-1 DP/WSSVariant 2 Etched Side A
ABCD-914-A 4>var 3: side A etched
ABCD:914-A RE-1 DP/W̲S̲S̲ A1 PVariant 1, A Side Etch, exc "A1" & ᴘ stamps
ABCD-914-B RE-1 DP/WSS A1 PVariant 1, B Side Etch, exc "A1" & ᴘ stamps
ABCD-914-A X RE-1 DP/W̲S̲S̲ A PVariant 2, A Side Etch, exc "A" & ᴘ stamps
ABCD-914-B X RE-1 DP/W̲S̲S̲ B C PVariant 2, B Side Etch, exc "B", "C", & ᴘ stamps
1 S ABCD-914-A-1A RE-1 DPIWSS A18Side A runout, etched V 1
1 S ABCD-914-B-1A RE-1 DPIWSS B13Side B runout, etched V 1
1 S ABCD-914-A-1B RE-1 DP1WSS 3 B4Side A runout, etched V 2
1 S ABCD-914-B-1A RE-1 DPIWSS A5Side B runout, etched V 2
ABCD:914-A RE-1 DP/W̲S̲S̲ A T1Side A Etch, exc "A"
ABCD-914-B SXT RE-1 DP/WSS 1DSide B Etch
T1 ABCD-914-A RE-1 DP/W̲S̲S̲ BSide 1, etched, exc "B", var 2
T2 ABCD-914-B RE-1 DP/WSS DSide 2, etched, exc "D", var 2
AB-914-A ⑤ 1-1 [SRC logo]Side A Runout
AB-914-B ⑤ 1-1 [SRC logo]Side B Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABCD-914LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Australia & New Zealand | ABC Records ABCD-914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia & New Zealand | ABC Records ABCD-914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia & New Zealand | ABC Records ABCD-914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-914First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | ABC Records 27 126 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | ABC Records ABC 415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Records YX-8021-ABFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5148First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5148LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-914First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-914First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-914First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-914First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records 1586 / MCA Records MCA-37023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | ABC Records ABCD-914 / MCA Records MCA--37023LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Coral MCA-37023 / MCA Records MCA 37023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | MCA Records 602465225693 / Mailboat Records 602465225693LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | MCA Records 602465225693 / Mailboat Records 602465225693LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | MCA Records ABCD-914 / MCA Records ABCD914LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MAB-914LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37023LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
29 vinyl pressings of Havaña Daydreamin' are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCD-914.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-914, ABCL 5148, 9022-914, 27 126 XOT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TI ABCD-914-A-2 RE-1 DP/WSS and T2 ABCD-914-B-2 RE-1 DP/WSS. 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.
