Vinyl pressings
by The Cult · 1984
Dreamtime was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 9 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.
BEG - 57 - A3. V DAMONT MT. 2Runout side A, variant 1
BEGA - 57P - B1. 1U MT. DAMONT BILBO TAPE ONE ARunout side B, variant 1
BEGA-57-A3. 3 DAMONT MT. BGRunout side A, variant 2
BEGA-57P-B1. NC MT. DAMONT BILBO.TAPEOne SRunout side B, variant 2
BEGA-57-A3 2 DAMONT K MTSide A runout etched variant 1
BEGA 57 B1 1 DAMONT MT 1 BJ ̶S̶I̶T̶4̶1̶ ̶1̶2̶ ̶B̶1̶Side B runout etched variant 1
BEGA - 57 - A3 3 DAMONT MT AKSide A runout etched variant 2
BEGA 57 B-1 DAMONT CN 1 MT1 S̶I̶T̶4̶1̶-̶1̶2̶-̶B̶1̶Side B runout etched variant 2
BEGA 57P -A1 MT BilBo TAPe OneSide A runout
BEGA 57P -B1. MT BilBo TAPe OneSide B runout
Situ 12 A-1/MT1/ DAMONTSide A runout, etched, variant 1
Situ 12 B-1/ MT1/DAMONTSide B runout, etched, variant 1
SITU-12-A1 DAMONT MT.1Side A runout, etched, variant 2
SITU-12-B1 A DAMONT MT.1Side B runout, etched, variant 2
Z V 〄Ⓑ K25P-493A 1 1 1Side A runout, variant 1
K25P-493B 1 1 1 +Side B runout, variant 1
V 〄Ⓑ K25P-493A 111 ⁘ WSide A runout, variant 2
K25P-493B 111 ⁘Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australasia | Virgin bega 57 / Virgin BEGA 57First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia | Roxy Records VPL1 6698 / Roxy Records VPL1-6698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Vertigo vom-1-3344 / Beggars Banquet vom-1-3344First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Vertigo VOM-1-3344 / Beggars Banquet BEGA 57First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Disc'AZ 58 / Beggars Banquet bega 58First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | Beggars Banquet 58014First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Beggars Banquet BEGA 57 / Roxy Records VPL1 6698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Sweden | Beggars Banquet bega 57First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Sweden | Beggars Banquet BBL 57First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Beggars Banquet bega 57pFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1984 | UK | Situation Two SITU 12First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1984 | UK | Beggars Banquet bega 57First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1984 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 57LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 57First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 57First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0087-1 311LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0087-1 311LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0087-1 311LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Unknown | Beggars Arkive BBQ 2296 LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Unknown | Beggars Arkive BBQ 2296 LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | Europe | Beggars Arkive BBQ 2296 LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Beggars Banquet BBQ 2296 LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Beggars Banquet BBQ 2296 LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Virgin 207 595 / Beggars Banquet 207 595-620LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
36 vinyl pressings of Dreamtime are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1984 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Japan, Australasia, Australia and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEGA 57, released September 10, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEGA 57, bega 57p, SITU 12, bega 57) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BEG - 57 - A3. V DAMONT MT. 2 and BEGA - 57P - B1. 1U MT. DAMONT BILBO TAPE ONE 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.
