Vinyl pressings
by Brook Benton · 1962
Walk On The Wild Side was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 10 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.
YW 22088 3 FF SRunout, side A, etched, Variant 1
YW 22089 4 FFSRunout, side B, etched, Variant 1
YW 22088 1 F SRunout, side A, stamped/etched, Variant 2
YW 22089 3 FF SRunout, side B, stamped/etched, Variant 2
YW22088Side A Label
YW22089Side B Label
45-71925-S1Runout, side A, etched, Variant 1
45-71925-S2Runout, side B, etched, Variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Esquire Mercury 45452First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Mercury 71925XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Mercury MCF 127 014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | Mercury MC 127 013 FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Jamaica | Mercury 71925First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Japan | Philips M-1018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Mercury 127 013 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Mercury 71925First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Mercury 45-AMT 1172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Mercury 45-AMT1172First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Mercury 71925First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Mercury 71925First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Norway | Mercury 127 013 MCF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Walk On The Wild Side are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury 71925.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 71925, 45-AMT 1172, 45-AMT1172, 45452) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 22088 3 FF S and YW 22089 4 FFS. 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.
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