Vinyl pressings
by Münchener Freiheit · 1988
Keeping The Dream Alive was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 6 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.
12 652989 2A SONDEREGGERRunout side A, variant 1
12 652989 2B SONDEREGGERRunout side B, variant 1
12 652989 2A SONDEREGGER ARunout side A, variant 2
12 652989 2B SONDEREGGER ARunout side B, variant 2
12 652989 3A1side A
12 652989 3B1side B
SONDEREGGER 12 652989 3A1Runout A
SONDEREGGER 12 652989 3B1Runout B
652 9897 A1 Λ 1Side A runout
652 9897 B1 Λ 1Side B runout
652989 7 ASide A label
652989 7 BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 652989 7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 652989 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS 652989 7 / CBS CBS 652989 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS 652989 0 / CBS CBS 652989 0First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 652989 8First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 652989 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 652989 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 652989 7 / CBS 652989 7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 6529897First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 652989 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 652989 6 / CBS CBS 652989 6First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 652989 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 652989 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 652989 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | CBS 652989 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Keeping The Dream Alive are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is CBS 652989 7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 652989 7, 652989 0, CBS 652989 8, CBS 652989 6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 652989 2A SONDEREGGER and 12 652989 2B SONDEREGGER. 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.
