Vinyl pressings
by White Plains · 1973
Step Into A Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 15 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.
ZDR-52756-TI-IC 1Stamped side A runout, variant 1
ZDR-51285-TI-IC 1Stamped side B runout, variant 1
ZDR-52756-TI-1C U 1Stamped side A runout, variant 2
ZDR-51285-TI-1C U 1Stamped side B runout, variant 2
ZDR-52756-T1-IC 1 JTRunout A-side stamped
ZDR-51285-T1-IC D 1Runout B-side stamped
ZDR 52756Label side-A
ZDR 51285Label side-B
DR 52756 -3 MR Δ90862 STERLING LH 2A-Side Runout Etching
DR 52772 - 3 MR `Δ90863B-Side Runout Etching
DR 52756A-Side Label
DR 52772B-Side Label
DR 52756 PHA-Side Label
DR 52772 PHB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Angola | Deram SDM 124First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | Australia | Deram DMA -10159First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Belgium | Deram DM 371 YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Deram 85086First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1973 | Denmark | Deram DM 371First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Deram DM. 371 / Deram DM 371First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Deram DM 371First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Ireland | Deram DM (I) 371First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Deram DM.371First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Portugal | Deram SDM 124First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Spain | Deram MO 1345First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Spain | Deram MO 1345First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Deram 45-85086-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Deram 45-85086First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Deram 45-85086First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of Step Into A Dream are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Netherlands, Greece and more. One of them is Deram DM 371, released January 12, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DM 371, 45-85086-DJ, 45-85086, 6101 017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZDR-52756-TI-IC 1 and ZDR-51285-TI-IC 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.
