Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Cockburn · 1986
World Of Wonders was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 7 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.
TN 66 AFace One Matrix
TN 66 BFace Two Matrix
T.N. 66-A DM-5 MASTERDISKFace One Runout Variant 1
T.N. 66-B DM-5 MASTERDISKFace Two Runout Variant 1
MCA-5559-MD-1 回-G-回 MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 1
MCA-5560-MD-2 回-G-回 MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 1
MCA-5559-MD-1 回-G-回 1 MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 2
MCA-5560-MD-1 回-G-回 2 MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 2
BT 7060 A-3Side 1 Etched
BT 7060 BSide 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Big Time BT 7060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Pläne 88478First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Sweden | Planet Records MOP 3043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Revolver Records REV LP 73First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5772LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Big Time BT-7060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | True North TN 66 / True North TN-66First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Victor VIL-28025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | True North VIL-28025First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5772First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5772LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Europe | Revolver Records REV LP 73 / FM Revolver Records REV LP 73LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | True North TNV003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2011 | Canada | True North TNV003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of World Of Wonders are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1986 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Canada, US, UK, Japan and more. One of them is True North TN 66, released January 23, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TN 66, MCA-5772, REV LP 73, BT-7060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TN 66 A and TN 66 B. 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.
