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On The Threshold Of A Dream vinyl value

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$120
Basis
3 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 1995-or-later pressing. The 1986 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 21, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

The Moody Blues — On The Threshold Of A Dream: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1995 Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-215USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissuefrom $120
6 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1986 DeramDES 18025GermanyReissue
1986 DeramDES 18025USReissue, 53 - Hauppauge Pressing
2007 Deram43212/68NetherlandsReissue, 180 Gram
2014 Music On VinylMOVLP1101EuropeReissue, Gatefold
2018 Deram672 263-5EuropeReissue, 180 Gram
Undated Deram68684NetherlandsReissue

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

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

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1986First released 1969; our table starts at 1986 (Deram, US). A copy older than 1986 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants1995 US: Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.
Reissues, 2007+3 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. On the 1986 US pressing it reads “ZAL 8827” on side one and “ZAL 8828” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. The same pressing can be worth several times more in near mint than in VG. Grade the vinyl and the sleeve separately — our grading guide shows the standard scale.

A 1969 jacket with a later disc inside is a reissue in an original sleeve. Judge the pressing by the runout etching and the label, never by the cover.

Questions

Which pressing of On The Threshold Of A Dream is worth the most?

Original 1969 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1986 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 1995 “Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue”) 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. On the 1986 US pressing the runout reads “ZAL 8827”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is On The Threshold Of A Dream worth today?

Sellers ask from $120 for the later pressings we have quotes on (eBay, Sep 21, 2026). The 1986 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.

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