Vinyl pressings
by Kevin Ayers · 1974
The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ILPS 9263 A - 2 U A D PORKYRunout A, variant 1
ILPS 9263 B - 1U R R RUPO · PECKO · MELORunout B, variant 1
ILPS 9263 A - 2 U RO PORKYRunout A, variant 2
ILPS 9263 B - 1U H G RUPO · PECKO · MELORunout B, variant 2
ILPS-9263-A KENDUN /A SXT A ZA-side runout
ILPS-9263-B KENDUN /A SXT C4 1B-side runout
ILPS-9263-A KENDUN 1B SX B 2A-side runout
ILPS-9263-B KENDUN 1A SX A 2B-side runout
ILPS-9263-ASide 1
ILPS-9263-BSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records L 35194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Island Records 9101 633First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Island Records L35194 / Island Records ILPS-9263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Island Records 88006-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Island Records ILPS 9263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Island Records ILPS 9263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80112First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Island Records Ltd. ILPS.9263LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9263 / Island Records ILPS.9263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9263LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Island Records 88006-ILP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | Spain | Island Records 88.006-I / Island Records 88006 ILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | Island Records 88.006-ILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP86LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9263 / Island Records ILPS.9263LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1974 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9263, released May 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9263, ILS-80112, L 35194, 9101 633) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9263 A - 2 U A D PORKY and ILPS 9263 B - 1U R R RUPO · PECKO · MELO. 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.
