Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1985
Dream Of A Lifetime was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 14 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.
PAL-39916-3C C P-APSide A runout, variant 1
PBL-39916-1F DSide B runout, variant 1
PAL-39916-3A P-APSide A runout, variant 2
PBL-39916-1G G1 B5Side B runout, variant 2
P-AP PAL-39916-3ARunout Etchings A-Side
P (AP) PBL-39916=1AERunout Etchings B-Side
PAL-39916-3D H G1 D1Side A runout, variant 1
PBL-39916-1H (TR) - G2 A2Side B runout, variant 1
PAL -39916-3D 11 1G A1Side A runout, variant 2
PBL-39916-1G M G1 A2Side B runout, variant 2
CBS 26239 A1Side 1 (etched)
CBS 26239 B1Side 2 (etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | CBS SBP 8047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS SBP 8047First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138629First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBS 26239 / CBS 26239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony CYA 1083First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Israel | CBS CBS 26239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Netherlands | CBS 463080 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Nigeria | CBS Nigeria Limited FC 38916First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Portugal | Columbia 26239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS S 26239 (SP)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | CBS CBS 26239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | CBS CBS 26239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | CBS CBS 26239First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia FC 39916First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 9C9-40133First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2666 / Columbia MOVLP2666LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | CBS 4630801 / CBS CBS 4630801LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Dream Of A Lifetime are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1985 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia FC 39916.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 39916, 9C9-40133, CBS 26239, 28AP 3045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-39916-3C C P-AP and PBL-39916-1F D. 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.
