Vinyl pressings
by The Modern Jazz Quartet · 1971
Plastic Dreams was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, the album's first year, in 6 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.
St-A-712321A AT-GP PRRunout side A
St-A-712322A-X AT-GP PRRunout side B
ST-A-712321 PRLabel side A
ST-A-712322 PRLabel side B
ST-A-712321-MOSide A label
ST-A-712322-MOSide B label
ST-A-712321RISide A label
ST-A-712322RISide B label
St-A-712321A AT/GP PRA-side runout
St-A-712322A-x AT/GP PRB-side runout
ST-A-712321 PRA-side label
ST-A-712322 PRB-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | Atlantic 14004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Atlantic SD 1589 / Atlantic SD-1589First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Israel | Atlantic SD 1589First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-83 / Hispavox HATS 421-83First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1589First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SMAS-94000 / Atlantic 1589LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1589LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1589First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1589LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1589First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1589First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1589First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Argentina | Music Hall 14004 / Atlantic 14004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Argentina | Music Hall 14004LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1589LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Plastic Dreams are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Argentina, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 1589, released October 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1589, 14004, ATL 40 318, HATS 421-83) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, St-A-712321A AT-GP PR and St-A-712322A-X AT-GP PR. 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.
