Vinyl pressings
by Duncan Browne · 1978
The Wild Places was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
LOGO 1007 - A - 1 STRAWBERRY Sean IMIRunout side 1, variant 1
LOGO 1007 - B - 1 - M. AIJRunout side 2, variant 1
LOGO 1007 - A - 1 STRAWBERRY Sean 'W' AIGRunout side 1, variant 2
LOGO 1007 - B - 1 [unreadable] 'W' AIDRunout side 2, variant 2
SRK-1-6065-JW2 MASTERDISK DC 0Side A runout, variant 1
SRK-2-6065-JW1#2 MASTERDISK DC 0Side B runout, variant 1
SRK-1-6065-JW2#1 MASTERDISK DC 0Side A runout, variant 2
SRK-2-6065-JW1#2 MASTERDISK DC 0Side B runout, variant 2
SRK-1-6065-WW1 #2 ─◁ MASTERDISK eSide A Runout Etched, Except MASTERDISK Stamped
SRK-2-6065-WW1 #2 ─◁ MASTERDISK eSide B Runout Etched, Except MASTERDISK Stamped
SRK-1-6065-LW1 ✲ MASTERDISK eSide A Runout Etched, Except MASTERDISK Stamped
SRK-2-6065-RE-LW5 2 ✲ MASTERDISK eSide B Runout Etched, Except MASTERDISK Stamped
SRK-1-6065-LW1 ✲ MASTERDISK eSide A runout, etched (exc. MASTERDISK and ✲), var. 1
SRK-2-6065-JW1#1 MASTERDISK e 0Side B runout, etched (exc. MASTERDISK and 0), var. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | LOGO LOGO.1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | Logo 4B 064-62361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Sire QSR 6065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Logo LOGO 1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Logo 0064.015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Logo 5C 062-62361First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | LOGO LOGO 1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Portugal | Logo LOGO 1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Logo LOGO 1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Sire SRK 6065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Sire SRK 6065LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Sire SRK 6065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Sire SRK 6065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Sire SRK 6065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Logo GOL 1007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1685LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
18 vinyl pressings of The Wild Places are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1978 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Logo LOGO 1007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LOGO 1007, SRK 6065, LOGO.1007, 4B 064-62361) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LOGO 1007 - A - 1 STRAWBERRY Sean IMI and LOGO 1007 - B - 1 - M. AIJ. 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.
