Vinyl pressings
by Yes · 1980
Drama 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.
45 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 23 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.
Strawberry Sea K50736 A4Side A version 1
K50736 B11Side B version 1
.STRAWBERRY. SNA K 50736 A 1Side A version 2
.STRAWBERRY. K 50736 -B-1 SNASide B version 2
W8KD K 50736 A12 STRAWBERRYSide A variant 1
W6KD K 50736 B12Side B variant 1
W-4KD STRAWBERRY-Séan K 50736 A11 -Side A variant 3
W-3KD K 50736 B11 -Side B variant 3
K 50736 A11 STRAWBERRY-SeanSide A Runout, Variant 1
K 50736 B11Side B Runout, Variant 1
K 50736 A11 STRAWBERRY-Sean -Side A Runout, Variant 2
K 50736 B11 2Side B Runout, Variant 2
ST-A-804541-A side label
ST-A-804542-B side label
ST-A-804541-A AT FT STRAWBERRY Sean I-GoLA side etch, except Strawberry stamp
ST-A-804542-A AT F.T. STRAWBERRY I-GoLB side etch, except Strawberry stamp
STA- 804541-C AT FT PRP strawberrySide one runout
ST-A-804542-B AT FT strawberrySide two runout
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 | Argentina | Atlantic 208869First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Argentina | Atlantic 208869First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | Atlantic SD 16019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Atlantic 40.006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Atlantic 40.006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Colombia | Atlantic 23(7031)00220First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 736First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 736 / Atlantic SD 16019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Guatemala | Atlantic SD 16019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ireland | Atlantic K 50736First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Israel | Atlantic CAN 50736First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Atlantic W 50736First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Atlantic W 50736First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Atlantic P-10854AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Russia | Not On Label (Yes) AL 3051 - 1Unofficial Release, Album, LP · Unofficial | Unofficial Release, Album, LP · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 16019LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | UK & Europe | Atlantic 081227946890 / Rhino Records R1 82685LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | USA & Canada | Atlantic R1 82685LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 736 / Atlantic SD 16019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50736LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 736 / Atlantic SD 16019LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 736 / Atlantic SD 16019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 736 / Atlantic ATL 50736LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 736 / Atlantic SD 16019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic ATL 50 736LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Atlantic 50736LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Spain | Atlantic LB 50736 / Atlantic 50736LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
67 vinyl pressings of Drama are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1980 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Greece, Argentina and more. One of them is Atlantic K 50736.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 50736, SD 16019, 50736, 208869) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Strawberry Sea K50736 A4 and K50736 B11. 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.
