Vinyl pressings
by Barry And The Tamerlanes · 1963
I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
100143-1BA-side runout etching, variant 1
100144-1AB-side runout etching, variant 1
100143-1EA-side runout stamped, variant 2
100144-1AB-side runout stamped, variant 2
100143-1EA-side runout, stamped, variant 1
100144-1AB-side runout, stamped, variant 1
100143-1D TIIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
100144-1C TIIIIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
100143-1BA-Side Runout Etching
100144-1AB-Side Runout Etching
100143A-side label
100144B-side label
100,143 HHHRunout A
100,144 HHHHRunout B
100143Label A
100144Label B
100143A-side label
100144B-side label
100,143A runout etched
100,144B runout etched
100143A label
100144B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 6034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | France | Warner Bros. Records WV 5047 / Warner Bros. Records 6034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Warner Bros. Records 6034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 116, 6034First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Valiant Records 6034First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Valiant Records 6034First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Valiant Records 6034First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Valiant Records 6034First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Valiant Records 6034First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Valiant Records 6034First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
11 vinyl pressings of I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Valiant Records 6034.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6034, WB 116, WB 116, 6034, WV 5047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 100143-1B and 100144-1A. 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.
