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Book Of Dreams vinyl value

Prices for this album are still being collected: our eBay tracker quotes a pressing only after at least three live listings match it. The pressings and identification below are complete.

Steve Miller Band — Book Of Dreams: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1991 Arcade88.02.0006EuropeReissue
2012 EdselSMBLP 002EuropeReissue, 180 gram
2019 Capitol00602577299131USLimited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2019 Capitol00602577299131USReissue
2019 Capitol00602577299131USA & EuropeReissue, 180 Gram
2019 Capitol00602577299131USA & EuropeLimited Edition, Reissue, Purple

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

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1991First released 1977; our table starts at 1991 (Arcade, Europe). A copy older than 1991 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants2019 US: Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered; 2019 USA & Europe: Limited Edition, Reissue, Purple. Pressed in small numbers, and priced accordingly.
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. On the 1991 Europe pressing it reads “8020006 A 490H1” on side one and “8020006 B 490H1” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.

Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 1977 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.

Questions

Which pressing of Book Of Dreams is worth the most?

Original 1977 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1991 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2019 “Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered” and the 2019 “Limited Edition, Reissue, Purple”) 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 1991 Europe pressing the runout reads “8020006 A 490H1”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Book Of Dreams worth today?

Market prices move, so a static number goes stale fast. Scan the record in the RecordScout app: it identifies your exact pressing from the label and shows a current value range for its condition.

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