US
1992- Label and catalog number
- Immortal Records 49 74852
- Format
- 12"
Vinyl pressings
by Funkdoobiest · 1992
Bow Wow Wow was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1992, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Immortal Records 49 74852First year12" | 12" |
| 1992 | US | Immortal Records EAS 4969First year12", Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | Europe | Epic 659223 6 / Immortal Records 659223 612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1993 | Europe | Epic 659405 6 / Immortal Records 659405 612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1993 | Netherlands | Epic Records Group 659326 612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1993 | Philippines | Epic OEL45-202777", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1993 | UK | Epic XPR 191912", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1993 | US | Immortal Records 49 7485212", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | US | Immortal Records 49 7485212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1993 | US | Immortal Records 49 7485212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Bow Wow Wow are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1992 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in US. One of them is Immortal Records 49 74852.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 49 74852, EAS 4969) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.