Vinyl pressings
by Gabrielle · 1993
I Wish was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1993, 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.
DFI 93 10 G O D X 1 0 8 A 1Side A runout stamped
COPYMASTERS. MILES.Side A runout etched
DFI 93 10 G O D X 1 0 8 A A 1Side AA runout stamped
DFI93 10 GOD 108 A1Stamped, ROG, A side
DFI93 10 GOD 108 B1Stamped, ROG, B side
DFI93 10 GOD 108 A1A-side runout stamp
DFI93 10 GOD 108 B1B-side runout stamp
DFI 93 10 GO PRO 108 A1A side runout stamped
COPYMASTERS. Miles.A side runout hand etched
DFI 93 10 GO PRO 108 AA1AA side runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | UK | Go! Beat GO PRO 108First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | Go! Discs GOD 108 / Go! Beat 857 362-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1993 | UK | Go! Beat GOD 108 / Go! Beat 857 362-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1993 | UK | Go! Beat GODX 108 / Go! Beat 857 363-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | Unknown | Go! Discs GAB 52112", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1994 | Unknown | Go! Discs GAB 52112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1994 | UK | Go! Beat GODX 16412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1994 | US | London Records 857 521-112" | 12" |
| 1994 | US | London Records 857 521-1DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1994 | US | London Records 857 521-1DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of I Wish are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1993 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in UK. One of them is Go! Beat GODX 108, released November 29, 1993.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GODX 108, GOD 108, GO PRO 108) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DFI 93 10 G O D X 1 0 8 A 1 and COPYMASTERS. MILES.. 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.
