Vinyl pressings
by The Reddings · 1980
The Awakening was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 5 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.
STERLING p AL 36875 AB DA-Side Runout Etching
STERLING p BL 36875 AA 1B-Side Runout Etching
AL 36875Side 1 Label
BL 36875Side 2 Label
o TI AL 36875-1AH Λ STERLINGSide A runout
o IT BL 36875-1AG E STERLINGSide B runout
AL 36875Side A label
BL 36875Side B label
AL 36875-/AF SXT B STERLING \ SSide 1 runout
BL 36875 AA STERLINGSide 2 runout
AL 36875Side 1 label
BL 36875Side 2 label
AL 36875 IAE A4 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ I SSide A runout
BL 36875 /AF A5 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ \ SSide B runout
AL 36875Side A Label
BL 36875Side B Label
AL 36875Side 1 Label
BL 36875Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Europe | Epic 84767 / Epic EPC 84767First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2586First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Epic EPC 84767First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 84767First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Believe In A Dream JZ 36875First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Believe In A Dream JZ 36875First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Believe In A Dream JZ 36875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Believe In A Dream JZ 36875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Believe In A Dream JZ 36875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Venezuela | Epic EPIC 192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP479LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of The Awakening are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1980 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Europe, South Africa and more. One of them is Believe In A Dream JZ 36875.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JZ 36875, EPC 84767, S EPC 84767, 84767) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING p AL 36875 AB D and STERLING p BL 36875 AA 1. 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.
