Vinyl pressings
by Chad Jackson · 1990
Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked) was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
DFI 90 5 BWRT 36 A POUNDA COPYMASTERSRunout side A, variant 1
DFI 90 5 BWRT 36 BRunout side B, variant 1
DFI 90 5 BWRT 36 ̶T̶ A POUNDA COPYMASTERSRunout side A, variant 2
DFI 90 5 BWRT 36 ̶T̶ BRunout side B, variant 2
DFI - 90 5 BWR 36 A POUNDA COPYMASTERSRunout stamped/etched side A
DFI - 90 5 BWR 36 B1Runout stamped side B
DFI 90_6 BWR_T R _ 36 A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL HAPPENINGSide A runout
DFI 90 5 B W R 36 T BSide B runout
007 DMD-5200 A-3 A-3Side A
007 DMD-5200 B-3 B-3Side B
DFI - 90 5 BWR 36 ARunout stamped/etched side A
DFI - 90 5 BWR 36 B1Runout stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australasia | RCA BWRT 36 / Big Wave BWRT 36First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Australia | RCA BWR 36First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Canada | ATCO Records 79 64470First year12" | 12" |
| 1990 | Europe | Big Wave INT 112.201First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Big Wave INT 127.201First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | France | Carrere BWRT 36First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | France | Big Wave BWR 36First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Netherlands | Big Wave BWRT 36First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | Spain | Sanni Records BWRT 36First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Big Wave BWRT 36First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Big Wave BWR 36First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | Big Wave BWRT 36First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Big Wave BWRT 36First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Big Wave BWRT 36 / Big Wave INT 127.201First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | Big Wave BWR 36First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Rhetoric RHET 00712", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2004 | UK | S12 S12DJ-12512" | 12" |
22 vinyl pressings of Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked) are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1990 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, US, Germany, Australasia and more. One of them is Big Wave BWRT 36.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BWRT 36, BWR 36, BWRTR 36, 0-96447) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DFI 90 5 BWRT 36 A POUNDA COPYMASTERS and DFI 90 5 BWRT 36 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.
