Vinyl pressings
by Pat Benatar · 1988
Wide Awake In Dreamland 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.
24 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 18 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.
OV-41628-A-DMM.C1 G4 Sterling B7Etched side A, Variant 1
OV-41628-B-DMM-C1 G3 Sterling A15Etched side B, Variant 1
OV-41628-A-DMM.C1 G3 Sterling A15Etched side A, Variant 2
OV-41628-B-DMM-C1 G2 Sterling E4Etched side B, Variant 2
OV-41628-A-DMM-D̶ C1 G1̶ 3 STERLING BSide A runout
OV-41628-B-DMM-D̶ C1 G2 STERLING BSide B runout
OV-41628-ASide A label
OV-41628-BSide B label
CDL -1628.A4Variant 1 side A runout
CDL -1628.B5Variant 1 side B runout
CDL-1628.A-4 1 AVariant 2 side A runout
CDL-1628-B-5 12 AVariant 2 side B runout
CDLP 1628 A4Runout Side A
CDLP 1628 B4Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | CBS 70-022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Chrysalis 231.135 / Chrysalis EC 231 135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Chrysalis CHX-41628First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Chrysalis OV 41628LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | Chrysalis 209 146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Chrysalis 75201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Israel | NMC CDL1628-1 / Chrysalis CDL1628-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1628First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1628First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Japan | Chrysalis RP28-5623First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Japan | Chrysalis RP28-5623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | Chrysalis CRY-462519First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Scandinavia | Chrysalis CDL1628 / Chrysalis CDL-1628First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Africa | Chrysalis STARL 5510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | Seoul Records SYPR-001 / Chrysalis SYPR-001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Chrysalis CDL 1628LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australasia | Chrysalis CHR 321628LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
29 vinyl pressings of Wide Awake In Dreamland are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1988 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia, Argentina and more. One of them is Chrysalis OV 41628.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OV 41628, CHX 41628 A, CDL 1628, CDLP 1628) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OV-41628-A-DMM.C1 G4 Sterling B7 and OV-41628-B-DMM-C1 G3 Sterling A15. 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.
