Vinyl pressings
by Bill Cosby · 1966
Wonderfulness was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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.
39099 WS-1634-A 1-ESide A runout variant 1
39100 WS-1634-B 1-FSide B runout variant 1
o P 39099-WS-1634A-1C· CSide A runout variant 2
P o 39100 WS-1634-B 1-F B1Side B runout variant 2
9099-W-1643A-1AVariant 1
9100 1H W-1634BVariant 1
o 9099 1B W-1634A(var. 2) A side runout etched
9100 1F W-1634B(var. 2) B side runout etched
9099 1C W-1634-A P oSide A - Etched (p o - Stamped)
9100 W-1634-B -1J P oSide B - Etched (p o - Stamped)
p 9099 W 1634-A 1-AAVariation 1 Side A - Etched (p o - Stamped)
p 9100 W 1634-B o 1-NVariation 1 Side B - Etched (p o - Stamped)
Ƨ 9099-W-1634A-1A o B28Version 1 runout side A
Ƨ 2 W-1634-B-9100-W-1F-oVersion 1 runout side B
S 2 9099- W1634-A- 1M oVersion 2 runout side A
S 2 9100- W1634-B- 1M oVersion 2 runout side B
T o 9099W-1634-A 1J C11111111Side A runout, variant 1
o 11 9100 1G W-1634B T11111111111111Side B runout, variant 1
o 9099 1F W-1634-A T 11111Side A runout, variant 2
9100 1G W-1634B 11111111CSide B runout, variant 2
∴ 2 S 9099 W1634-A -1D 0Side A, Etched
WO 9100 W1634-B -1DSide B, Etched
9099Label, Side A
9100Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBH 5000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1634 / Warner Bros. Records W 1634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1634 / Warner Bros. Records W 1634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634 / Warner Bros. Records 1634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634 / Warner Bros. Records 1634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. W 1634First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ 557LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634, WBH 5000LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1634 / Warner Bros. Records Of Canada, Ltd. W 1634LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records ST 91344 / Warner Bros. Records 1634LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1634 / Warner Bros. Records 1634LP, Album | LP, Album |
35 vinyl pressings of Wonderfulness are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WS 1634.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1634, W 1634, 1634, WBH 5000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 39099 WS-1634-A 1-E and 39100 WS-1634-B 1-F. 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.
