Vinyl pressings
by Earl Klugh · 1984
Wishful Thinking was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 12 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.
ST-1-12323-Z1 #4 MASTERDISK RL 0Var 1: Side A runout etched / stamped
ST-2-12323-Z1 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0Var 1: Side B runout etched / stamped
ST-1-12323-Z-1 #1 MASTERDISK RL 0Var 2: Side A runout etched / stamped
ST-2-12323-Z 1 #1 MASTERDISK RL 0Var 2: Side B runout etched / stamped
ST-1-12323-Z4 #2 MASTERDISK RL ---<|Side A runout etched / stamped
ST-2-12323-Z-3 MASTERDISK RL ---<|Side B runout etched / stamped
ST-1-12323Side A label
ST-2-12323Side B label
EST 2400921T A-1-1-1-1 Penthouse NICKZSide A runout stamped/etched
EST 2400921T B-2-1-1-1Side B runout stamped
EST 2400921ASide A label
EST 2400921BSide B label
EST 2400921T A-1-1-1- NICKZ PenthouseRunout side A stamped, NICKZ etched
EST 2400921T B-2-1-1 5Runout side B stamped
EST 2400921TALabel side A
EST 2400921TBLabel side B
ST-1-12323Side A, etched on the edge
ST-2-12323Side B, etched on the edge
ST-1-12323Label A
ST-2-12323Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Argentina | EMI 8219 81 2400921First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 24 0092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia | Capitol Records ST .240092First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Barbados | Capitol Records ST-12323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064 2400921First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064 2400921First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-80263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-12323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Singapore | Capitol Records ST-12323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Capitol Records 064 24 0092 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | Capitol Records EST 24 0092 1 / Capitol Records EST 2400921First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Capitol Records ST-12323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Capitol Records ST 5 -12323 / Capitol Records ST 512323LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | US | Capitol Records ST-12323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of Wishful Thinking are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12323.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12323, EST 24 0092 1, 8219 81 2400921, ST 24 0092) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12323-Z1 #4 MASTERDISK RL 0 and ST-2-12323-Z1 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0. 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.
