Vinyl pressings
by Aphex Twin · 1999
Windowlicker was first pressed on vinyl in 1999. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1999, the album's first year. 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.
WAP 105 A-3-1-1- A PORKY PRIME CUT.Runout side A, stamped "A PORKY PRIME CUT. = etched"
WAP 105 B-02-1-1 SIMON - THE EXCHANGERunout side B, stamped "SIMON - THE EXCHANGE = etched"
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | UK | Warp Records WAP 105 PFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Warp Records WAP10512", Repress, 45 RPM, Single | 12", Repress, 45 RPM, Single |
| 1999 | UK | Warp Records WAP 105First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1999 | UK | Warp Records WAP10512", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1999 | UK | Warp Records WAP105First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Warp Records WAP10512", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2016 | UK | Warp Records WAP10512", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 2019 | UK | Warp Records WAP10512", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Warp Records WAP10512", 45 RPM, Single, Bioplastic, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Bioplastic, Reissue |
| 2025 | Japan | Warp Records WAP105 / Beat Records WAP105BR12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Warp Records WAP10512", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Windowlicker are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1999 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in UK. One of them is Warp Records WAP105, released March 22, 1999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WAP105, WAP 105, WAP 105 P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WAP 105 A-3-1-1- A PORKY PRIME CUT. and WAP 105 B-02-1-1 SIMON - THE EXCHANGE. 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.
