Vinyl pressings
by Nelson Riddle · 1958
Sea Of Dreams was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 4 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.
- T1-915-D2" [Anvil symbol]Side A runout
- T2-915-D2#2 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout
T1-915Side A label
T2-915Side B label
T1-915-D3 1 ✲Side A runout
- T2-915-D8 1 ✲Side B runout
T1-915Side A label
T2-915Side B label
-ST1-915-D28" [Anvil symbol] &Side A runout
-ST2-915-D14#2 [Anvil symbol] &Side B runout
ST1-915Side A label
ST2-915Side B label
ST-1-915-D16Side A label
ST-2-915-D3Side B label
ST-1-915-D2 1 M ☆Side A Runout Etched
ST-2-915-D3 1 G ☆Side B Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Capitol Records T 915First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Capitol Records ST915 / Capitol Records ST-915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP-47First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | UK | Capitol Records T 915First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Capitol Records ST 915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records T915 / Capitol Records T-915First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records T915 / Capitol Records T-915First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records ST915 / Capitol Records ST-915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records ST915 / Capitol Records ST-915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records ST 915LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST915 / Capitol Records ST-915LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T915 / Capitol Records T-915LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 915 / World Record Club PLZ 13LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T.915 / Light Music Club PLZ 13LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1961 | Australia | Light Music Club SPLE-805 / Light Music Club PLE 805LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T915 / Capitol Records T-915LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Australia | Light Music Club PLE-805 / Light Music Club PLE 805LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1962 | Australia | Light Music Club PLE-805 / Light Music Club PLE 805LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1962 | Australia | Light Music Club SPLE-805 / Light Music Club PLE 805LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1962 | Australia | Light Music Club PLE-805 / Light Music Club PLE 805LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1964 | South Africa | Capitol Records ST 915LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Netherlands | Capitol Records T 915LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Sea Of Dreams are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1958 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is Capitol Records T915, released March 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T915, ST915, T 915, ST 915) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - T1-915-D2" [Anvil symbol] and - T2-915-D2#2 [Anvil symbol]. 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.
