Vinyl pressings
by Danny Wilson · 1987
Meet Danny Wilson was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 14 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.
V 2419 A-1U-1-1-Side A, stamped, variant 1
V 2419 B-2U-1-Side B, stamped, variant 1
V 2419 A-1U-1-1- D TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A, stamped and etched, variant 2
V 2419 B-1U-1-1- DSide B, stamped, variant 2
V 2419 A-1U-1-1-I D TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A variant 1
V 2419 B-2U-1-I DSide B variant 1
V 2419 A-1U-1- D TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A variant 2
V 2419 B-2U-1-2- TOWN HOUSE DMM DSide B variant 2
STVR 876335-C-DMM 1-3 PrecisionSide A, variant 1
STVR 876336-A-DMM 2-2 PrecisionSide B, variant 1
STVR 876335-C-DMM 1-1 PrecisionSide A, variant 2
STVR 876336-A-DMM 2-2 PrecisionSide B, variant 2
STVR 876335-C-DMM 1-2 SPAR Precision △16145 0-SM1-2 B-27230-C-DMMA side runout etch
STVR 876336-A-DMM 2-3 SPAR Precision 0- △16145-X B-27104-A-DMMB side runout etch
ST-VR-876335-ARA side label
ST-VR-876336-ARB side label
V 2419 ASide A runout etched
V 2419 BSide B runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Virgin TLP 90108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | Virgin V 2419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Virgin 1408040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Virgin VL 2419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Virgin 208 432 / Virgin 208 432-630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | Virgin 70499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Virgin V 2419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Virgin VJL-28003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Mexico | Virgin LA-739First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | Virgin VNC 5105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Korea | Virgin YVPL-136First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | US | Virgin 7 90596-1 / Virgin 1-90596First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Virgin V2419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Virgin V2419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Meet Danny Wilson are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Virgin V2419, released April 6, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2419, 90596-1, 7 90596-1, TLP 90108) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2419 A-1U-1-1- and V 2419 B-2U-1-. 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.
