Vinyl pressings
by Randy Newman · 1988
Land Of Dreams 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.
10 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
1-25773-A-RE1-SR1-DMM SP2-1 SP-AR B-32163-Re1-SR1 △21695 O- MASTERDISKSide A runout
1-25773-B-RE1-SR1-DMM SP2-2 B-32435-Re1-SR1-DMM △21695-X O- SP-ARSide B runout
1-25773-A-RE1-SR1-DMM SP1-2 MASTERDISKSide A runout
1-25773-B-RE1-SR1-DMM SP2-1Side B runout
1-25773-A-REI-SRI-DMM SP-3-7 MX 301639 25773-1-1 MASTERDISKSide A runout
1-25773-B-REI-SRI-DMM SP2-5 MX 301640 25773-1-2Side B runout
MX301639Side 1 Label
MX301640Side 2 Label
1̶92-57731-A-RE 1-SRI-DMM SP 3-1 SP-CAN MASTERDISKSide A runout
1̶92-57731-B-RE 1-SRI-DMM SP 3-1 SP-CANSide B runout
925 773-1-A BNSide A runout
925 773-1-B BNSide B runout
R/S ALSDORF 925773-1-A3 MASTERDISK 1-25773-A-REI-SRI - DMM SP 3-5 4Runout side A variant 1
R/S ALSDORF 925773-1-B3 1-25773-B-REI-SRI-DMM SP2-4 SP-W GERRunout side B variant 1
R/S ALSDORF 925773-1-A2 MASTERDISK SP-W GER 1-25773-A-REI-SRI-DMM SP 3-6 6Runout side A variant 2
R/S ALSDORF 925773-1-B3 1-25773-B-REI-SRI-DMM SP2-4 SP-W GERRunout side B variant 2
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 | Reprise Records 25773-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Reprise Records 92 57731First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Reprise Records WX 212 / Reprise Records 925 773-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Reprise Records WX 212 / Reprise Records 925 773-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925773-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925773-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Portugal | Reprise Records 9257731 / Warner Bros. Records 9257731First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Reprise Records 9 25773-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records 9 25773-1 / Reprise Records 1-25773First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records 9 25773-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records 9 25773-1 / Reprise Records 1-25773First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSREP 73272 / Reprise Records 925773-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Reprise Records 670.9012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Israel | Reprise Records BAN 925773-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Reprise Records W1 25773LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Land Of Dreams are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Reprise Records 9 25773-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25773-1, 25773-1, 92 57731, WX 212) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25773-A-RE1-SR1-DMM SP2-1 SP-AR B-32163-Re1-SR1 △21695 O- MASTERDISK and 1-25773-B-RE1-SR1-DMM SP2-2 B-32435-Re1-SR1-DMM △21695-X O- SP-AR. 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.
