Vinyl pressings
by Nazareth · 1982
Dream On was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 8 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.
6000 886 1 W 320 A b 1Runout side A, variant 1
6000 886 2 W 320 1A ARunout side B, variant 1
6000 886 1 W 320 1 DRunout side A, variant 2
6000 886 2 W 320 1A ARunout side B, variant 2
T AM-02444-A-MONO-T2Side A (Mono) Runout, etched
T AM-02444-A-T3Side B (Stereo) Runout, etched
02444-ASide A (Mono) Label
02444-ASide B (Stereo) Label
AM·2444·A· TLC-AL. nc.Etched runout side A
AM·2444·B· TLC-AL. nc.Etched runout side B
TLC-ALLacquer cut, etched in runouts
(AM-02444-A)Label matrix side A
015 600083 1 380 POLYGRAMStamped on runout area side A
015 600083 2 380 POLYGRAMStamped on runout area side B
6000 838 1Label A
6000 838 2Label B
6000 838.1Label side A
6000 838.2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Vertigo 6000 838First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | A&M Records AM 2444First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Vertigo 6000 838First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | Vertigo 6863211First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Germany | Vertigo 6000 886First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Vertigo 5000 619First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Italy | Vertigo 6000 838First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6000 838First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | Philippines | Vertigo VTG-6016First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records 2444 / A&M Records 2444-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1983 | Argentina | Vertigo 6000886 / Phonogram 100047", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Spain | Vertigo 811 425-77", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | UK | NEMS International NIS 1037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Dream On are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Germany, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Vertigo 6000 886.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6000 886, 2444, 6000 838, AM 2444) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6000 886 1 W 320 A b 1 and 6000 886 2 W 320 1A A. 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.
