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Desire vinyl value

Desire — Bob Dylan album cover
Median ask · 2017 88985455301
$37
Typical asks
$32–$50
Basis
10 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 2017-or-later pressing. The 1988 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 23, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Bob Dylan — Desire: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2017 Columbia88985455301EuropeReissue$32–$50
11 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1988 CBSCBS 32570SpainReissue, Red Labels
1991 ColumbiaCOL 32570EuropeReissue
1992 Columbia184.025/1-032470BrazilReissue, Best Price
2001 Simply VinylSVLP 350EuropeLimited Edition, Reissue, 180 Gram
2013 Music On VinylMOVLP836EuropeReissue, 180g
2014 Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 2-416USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
2020 Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 2-416USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
Undated Columbia86003EuropeReissue
Undated CBSCBS 32570EuropeReissue, Red Labels, Barcode
Undated CBS/SonyCBS 32570SpainReissue
Undated ColumbiaJC 33893USReissue, Pitman

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

12 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1988First released 1975; our table starts at 1988 (CBS, Spain). A copy older than 1988 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants1988 Spain: Reissue, Red Labels; 2001 Europe: Limited Edition, Reissue, 180 Gram; 2014 US: Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue. Scarce on purpose; collectors pay for that.
Reissues, 1991+4 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. Trust the etching over the jacket: covers get traded around, dead wax stays put.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. A clean copy and a worn one of the same pressing sit several grades, and several multiples, apart. Grade record and sleeve separately; see our grading guide.

Do not price the cover. A later disc in a 1975 jacket is a reissue, whatever the sleeve says: the pressing lives in the runout etching and on the label.

Questions

Which pressing of Desire is worth the most?

Original 1975 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1988 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 1988 “Reissue, Red Labels” and the 2001 “Limited Edition, Reissue, 180 Gram”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Desire worth today?

Sellers typically ask $32 to $50 for the later pressings we have quotes on; for the 2017 88985455301 the median ask is $37 over 10 listings (eBay, Sep 23, 2026). The 1988 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

Not sure which pressing you have? Photograph the label and RecordScout names it, then shows a current value range for its condition.

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