Vinyl pressings
by Donna Summer · 1980
The Wanderer was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
50 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 28 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.
GHS-1-2000RE2 WW-1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. · ─◁Side A Runout - Variation 1
GHS-2-2000RE1 WW2 ❀ · ─◁ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side B Runout - Variation 1
GHS-2-2000RE2 WW2 ❀ #2 · ─◁ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side A Runout - Variation 2
GHS-2-2000RE1 WW2 ❀ · ─◁ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side B Runout - Variation 2
GOL GHS-1-2000RE1 G2 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A. CALIF.Side A runout - variation 1
GHS-2-2000RE2 ❀ E̶1 (EDP) G-1 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A. CALIF.Side B runout - variation 1
GOL GHS-1-2000RE-1 G1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side A runout - variation 2
GHS-2-2000RE1 ❀ E̶1 (EDP) G-1 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side B runout - variation 2
GHS-1-2000RE2 LW-3 (flower) [MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.} **Runout side A, etched, [stamped]
GHS-2-2000-RE-1 LW2 (flower) · ** [MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.]Runout side B, etched, [stamped]
GHS-1-2000RE2 JW1 (flower) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 0Side A Runout, "MASTERED..." and "0" stamped, rest etched
GHS-2-2000RE2 JW1 (flower) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 0Side B Runout, "MASTERED..." and "0" stamped, rest etched
GHS-1-2000RE2 JW3 (flower) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 2 0Side A Runout, Variant 1 "MASTERED..." and "0" stamped, rest etched
GHS-2-2000RE1 JW4 (flower) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 0Side B Runout, Variant 1"MASTERED..." and "0" stamped, rest etched
GHS-1-200RE2 E3 ❀ (EDP) SP MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 2 0-1 SM2Runout A variant 1
GHS-2-200RE1 E3 ❀ (EDP) 0-1 SM3-2 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. SPRunout B variant 1
GHS-1-200RE2 E3 ❀ (EDP) SP MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 2 0-1 SM1-1Runout A variant 2
GHS-2-200RE1 E3 ❀ (EDP) 0-1 SM3-1 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. SPRunout B variant 2
GHS-1-200RE2 M3 ❀ 24867 MR (16) MASTERED BY ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 2Side A runout, variant 1
GHS-2-200RE1 M3 ❀ ∆24867X [MR logo] ⑨ MASTERED BY ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side B runout, variant 1
GHS-1-2000RE2 'M3 ❀ 24867 MR (̶1̶6̶)̶ (18) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 2Side A runout, variant 2
GHS-2-2000-RE-1 M2 ❀ ∆24867X [MR logo] ⑨ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Unknown | Geffen Records GHS 2000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 83823First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Geffen Records GHS 2000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records GHS 2000 / Geffen Records GHS 2000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Benelux | Geffen Records WEA 99124First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | Brazil | Geffen Records 36.170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 2000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 2000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 2000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Colombia | Geffen Records 23(1831)00221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Geffen Records L.P.-27500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Geffen Records GEF 99 124 / Geffen Records GHS 2000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Geffen Records GEF 99 124 / Geffen Records GHS 2000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Geffen Records 32 030 9 / Geffen Records 32030 9LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Germany | Geffen Records GEF 99 124 / Geffen Records GHS 2000First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Driven By The Music DBTMLP001LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Driven By The Music DBTMLP401LP, Album, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Driven By The Music DBTMLP001WLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Geffen Records U 99124LP, Album | LP, Album |
63 vinyl pressings of The Wanderer are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1980 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Scandinavia, Argentina and more. One of them is Geffen Records GHS 2000, released October 20, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GHS 2000, K99124, 83823, WEA 99124) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GHS-1-2000RE2 WW-1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. · ─◁ and GHS-2-2000RE1 WW2 ❀ · ─◁ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.. 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.
