Spain
1972- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor 3-10701
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
BARRABAS A 11Runout, side A, machine stamped
BARRABAS B 11Runout, side B, machine stamped
3G2VW-0041Label side A
3G2VW-0042Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Barrabas · 1972
Wild Safari = Safari Salvaje was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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.
BARRABAS A 11Runout, side A, machine stamped
BARRABAS B 11Runout, side B, machine stamped
3G2VW-0041Label side A
3G2VW-0042Label side B
BARRABAS A 11Runout side A - stamped
BARRABAS B 11Runout side B - stamped
3G2VW-0041Label side A
3G2VW-0042Label side B
3G2BW-0041Label side A
3G2BW-0042Label side B
BARRABAS A 11Runout Side A - Machine Stamped
BARRABAS B 11Runout Side B - Machine Stamped
3G2BW-0041Printed on A side label
3G2BW-0042Printed on B side label
3G2VW 0041 ARunout side A etched
3G2 VW 0042Runout side B etched
3G2VW 0041Label side A
3G2VW 0042Label side B
BKAS 18342 2S 1C 1Side A, runout, stamped
BKAS 18348 1S 1B 1Side B, runout, stamped
BKAS 18342Label A Side
BKAS 18348Label B Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | RCA Victor 45.657First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA Victor 74-16193First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA Victor 74-16193First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-10701First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-10701First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-10701First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-10701First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Turkey | RCA Victor 72918 / RCA 72918First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | RCA Victor 41.014 / RCA Victor 41 014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Italy | RCA Victor N 1667First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Angola | RCA Victor 300817", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | RCA Victor 300817", Single | 7", Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Wild Safari = Safari Salvaje are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Spain, France, Italy, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor 3-10701.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10701, 41.014, N 1667, 74-16193) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BARRABAS A 11 and BARRABAS B 11. 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.