Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1977
Simple Dreams was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
48 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 20 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.
6E-104 A-8 SP SP TML-MRunout side A, variant 1
6E-104 B-10 SP SP TML-SRunout side A, variant 1
6E.104 A-8 SP SP TML-M \-3Runout side A, variant 2
6E-104 B-10 SP SP :\2 TML-SRunout side B, variant 2
6E-104-A-6 PRC TML-MRunout side A, variant 1
6E-104-B-5 PRC TML-SRunout side B, variant 1
6E-104 A-5 ̷ ̷C̷S̷M̷ PRC TML-M PRCRunout side A, variant 2
6E-104 B-5 PRC TML-M PRCRunout side B, variant 2
6E-104 A-7 PRCW-1 TML-SSide A etched, exc. TML-S stamped, variant 1
6E-104 B-7 PRCW-1 TML-SSide B etched, exc. TML-S stamped, variant 1
6E-104 A-9 PRCW-1 TML-SSide A etched, exc. TML-S stamped, variant 2
6E-104 B-13 PRCW-1 TML-SSide B etched, exc. TML-S stamped, variant 2
S 6E-104 A-4 CSMSide A etched [TML-S stamped], variant 1
S 6E-104 B-8 CSMSide B etched [TML-S stamped], variant 1
\S 6E-1404 A-4 CSM TML-S ASide A etched [TML-S stamped], variant 2
\S 6E-104 B-4 CSM TML-M A5Side B etched [TML-M stamped], variant 2
SX I5 GE 104 A-CSM SXRunout side A
I5 GE 104 B-CSM SX TRunout side B
6E-104 - A I I PRC TML-MRunout side A
6E-104 B - I I PRCRunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Asylum Records 6E-104First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | Asylum Records 6E-104First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | Barbados | Asylum Records 6E-104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Asylum Records 53.065 / Asylum Records 53 065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Asylum Records AS 53065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Asylum Records 53.065 / Asylum Records 53 065First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Asylum Records K 53065 / Asylum Records 53065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Asylum Records 457First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Asylum Records P-6546YLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Nautilus Recordings NR 26 / Asylum Records NR 26LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Asylum Records 6E-104LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-321LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2010 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-321LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APP 074-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2017 | Europe | Rhino Records 081227934217LP, Reissue, Remastered, 7" | LP, Reissue, Remastered, 7" |
| 2017 | US | Rhino Records R1 562037LP, Reissue, Remastered, 7" | LP, Reissue, Remastered, 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Rhino Records RCV1 104 / Asylum Records 081227816674LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | US | Rhino Records RCV1 104 / Asylum Records 081227816674LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-104LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Asylum Records AS 53065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Asylum Records AS 53065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 065LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | Union TD-1968LP, Album, Misprint, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Misprint, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2848LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Turkey | Elektra AS 53 065 / Elektra 6E-104LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Asylum Records 6E-104LP, Album | LP, Album |
80 vinyl pressings of Simple Dreams are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1977 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Asylum Records 6E-104.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6E-104, 6E-104-A, K 53065, 53.065) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6E-104 A-8 SP SP TML-M and 6E-104 B-10 SP SP TML-S. 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.
