Vinyl pressings
by Les Sauterelles · 1968
Heavenly Club / Dream Machine was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
1001 A Made in SwitzerlandRunout side A, stamped [etched "1001"]
1001 B Made in SwitzerlandRunout side B, stamped [etched "1001"]
45-1001 ALabel side A
45-1001 BLabel side B
A Made in SwitzerlandRunout A stamped
B Made in SwitzerlandRunout B stamped
1001-A-2C 1 JTRunout side A, stamped
1001-B-2C 1 JTRunout side B, stamped
1001 ALabel side A
1001 BLabel side B
1001-A-2CSide-A stamped
1001-B-2CSide-B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Belgium | Decca 79.028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Belgium | Decca 79.028First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | France | Decca 79.028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Decca D 19 950First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Decca D 19 950First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Decca C 16647First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Decca AT 20 010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Switzerland | Blick 45-1001 / Blick 1001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | Switzerland | Not On Label B1001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1968 | Switzerland | Not On Label / Blick 10017", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1968 | UK | Decca F.22824First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Decca F 22824First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Decca F 22824First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | London Records 45-1019First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | London Records 1019First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Heavenly Club / Dream Machine are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Switzerland, UK, US, Belgium and more. One of them is Blick 45-1001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-1001, B1001, F.22824, F 22824) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1001 A Made in Switzerland and 1001 B Made in Switzerland. 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.
