Vinyl pressings
by Roger Voudouris · 1979
Radio Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
BSK-1-3290 LW4• 1 ✲Runout A variant 1
BSK-2-3290 LW3• 2 ✲Runout B variant 1
BSK-1-3290 LW1• 1 ✲Runout A variant 2
BSK-2-3290 LW3• 3 ✲Runout B variant 2
BSK-1-3290 WW1 ─◁Side A Runout - Etched
BSK-2-3290 WW1 ─◁Side B Runout - Etched
BSK-1-3290 JW 3̶ 2 #1 0Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3290 JW 2 #1 0Side B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3290 JW3̶ 2 #1 0Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3290 JW2 #2 0Side B runout, variant 2
△ MX 189 491 BSK 3290-1Stamped Runout Side A
△ MX 189492 BSK 3290-2Stamped Runout Side B
MX189491Label Side A
MX189492Label Side B
△ MX 189 491 BSK 3290-1Stamped Runout Side A
△ MX 189492 BSK 3290-2Stamped Runout Side B
MX189491Label Side A
MX189492Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10689WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10689WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3290LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3290LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records GM-200.2593 / Warner Bros. Records Lps. 200.2593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Radio Dream are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Australia, Japan, Venezuela. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3290.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3290, P-10689W, GM-200.2593) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3290 LW4• 1 ✲ and BSK-2-3290 LW3• 2 ✲. 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.
