Vinyl pressings
by Fancy · 1973
Wild Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 7 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.
WEA 10 383-A'' PF Manufactured in GermanyRunout A
WEA 10 383-B PF Manufactured in GermanyRunout B
K. 10 383-ALabel A
K. 10 383-BLabel B
K 10383 A2Runout (Stamped) Side A
K 10383 B1Runout (Stamped) Side B
K 10383 ARunout (Stamped) Side A
K 10383 BRunout (Stamped) Side B
K10383 B1Etched Side A
K10383 A2Etched Side B
K 10383 A2 10 ΛStamped runout, side A
K 10383 B1 7 ΛStamped runout, side B
K 10383 A2Runout (Stamped) Side A
K 10383 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic 45-10031First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic K 10383First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic K 10383 / Atlantic 10383First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 383 / Atlantic K-10383First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 383First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Lebanon | Atlantic AT 16015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Lebanon | Atlantic 10383First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 10383 / Atlantic K-10383First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL 141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 10383First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 10383First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 10383First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 10383First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 10383First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | WEA Filipacchi 103837", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
24 vinyl pressings of Wild Thing are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1973 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany, UK, Australia, France and more. One of them is Atlantic ATL 10 383.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ATL 10 383, K 10383, 45-10031, AT 16015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WEA 10 383-A'' PF Manufactured in Germany and WEA 10 383-B PF Manufactured in Germany. 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.
