UK
September 1996- Label and catalog number
- Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 37
- Format
- 12"
Vinyl pressings
by Amira · 1996
Walk was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1996, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SLIP 44 A1 PR-ESide A, etched
SLIP 44 AA1 PR-ESide AA, etched
SLIP 37 - A1 PR-m B -PAULS,'CUTZ-Runout side A
SLIP 37 - AA1 PR-m B PAULS @ PORKYS'Runout side B
SLIP 37 - A1 PR-m B -PAULS,'CUTZ-Runout side A
SLIP 37 - AA1 PR-m B PAULS @ PORKYS'Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Canada | Caution: Records CAU-212", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1996 | Canada | Caution: Records CAU-2First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1996 | Italy | Suntune SUT 017First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 37First year12" | 12" |
| 1996 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 044 / Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 037First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1996 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 044First year12", White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1996 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 37First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1996 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 37 / Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 44First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 37First year12" | 12" |
| 1996 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 44First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1996 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 44First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | France | Feel The Rhythm FTR 3940-812", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Walk are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1996 and 1997.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in UK, Canada, Italy. One of them is Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 37, released September 1996.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLIP 37, SLIP 44, SLIP 044, CAU-2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.