Vinyl pressings
by Joe Satriani · 1989
Flying In A Blue Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
88561-1015-1A-DMM SP1-1 Precision JOE LOVES RUBINASide A, Etched
88561-1015-1B-DMM SP1-1 PrecisionSide B, Etched
88561-1015-1A-DMM SP1-1 Precision JOE LOVES RUBINASide A, Etched, variant 2
88561-1015-1B-DMM SP1-3 Precision JOE LOVES RUBINASide B, Etched, variant 2
GRUB-14-Aɪ ✳ ᴛ MAXSide A, variant 1
GRUB-14-Bɪ ✳ ᴛ MAXSide B, variant 1
GRUB-14-Aɪ ✳ Cu MAXSide A, variant 2
GRUB-14-Bɪ ✳ Cu MAXSide B, variant 2
MX252709 465995.1 MR1Side A Runout
MX252710 465995.1 MR2Side B Runout
MX252709Side A label
MX252710Side B label
61-10151-A1Side A Etching
61-10151-B1Side B Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Canada | Relativity 61 10151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Relativity CR-1015LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | France | Food For Thought Records 104671 / N.E.W Musidisc 104671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Korea | CBS CPL-1084 / CBS 465995-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Food For Thought Records GRUB 14First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Food For Thought Records GRUB 14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Food For Thought Records GRUB 14First yearLP, Album, Mispress, Misprint | LP, Album, Mispress, Misprint |
| 1989 | US | Relativity 88561-1015-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Relativity 88561-1015-1 / Relativity CR-1015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Relativity 88561-1015-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1989 | Australia | CBS 465995 1 / Relativity 465995 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Relativity CDD 820LP | LP |
| 1993 | Spain | Relativity Records, Inc. REL465995 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Flying In A Blue Dream are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1989 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Relativity 88561-1015-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 88561-1015-1, GRUB 14, 465995 1, 61 10151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 88561-1015-1A-DMM SP1-1 Precision JOE LOVES RUBINA and 88561-1015-1B-DMM SP1-1 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.
