Vinyl pressings
by Graham Nash · 1973
Wild Tales 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.
22 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 13 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-A-733003 - B AT PR SIDE 1 - GRAHAM NASHRunout side A, variant 1
ST-A-733004 - A AT PR SIDE 2 - GRAHAM NASHRunout side B, variant 1
ST-A-733003 - F AT PR SIDE 1 - GRAHAM NASHRunout side A, variant 2
ST-A-733004 - A AT PR SIDE 2 - GRAHAM NASHRunout side B, variant 2
ST-A-733003-AAA-1 AT PR SIDE 1 GRAHAM NASH TMLVariant 1, side A runout
ST-A-733004-BBB-1 AT PR SIDE 2 GRAHAM NASH TMLVariant 1, side B runout
ST-A-733003-BBB-1-11 AT PR. D SIDE 1 - GRAHAM NASH TMLVariant 2, side A runout
ST-A-733004-AAA-1 AT PR D SIDE 2 GRAHAM NASH TMLVariant 2, side B runout
Side 1 - Graham Nash TML T-A-733003-BB-RE AT ∆18481(1) PRRunout Etched Side A, variant 1
Side 2 - Graham Nash TML T-A-733004-AA AT ∆18479X(2) PRRunout Etched Side B, variant 1
SIDE 1 - GRAHAM NASH TML ST-A-733003-BB-RE (MR in circle) AT ∆18481(2) PRRunout Etched Side A, TML stamped, variant 2
SIDE 2 - GRAHAM NASH TML ST-A-733004-AA (MR in circle) AT ∆18479-X(2) PRRunout Etched Side B, TML stamped, variant 2
ST-A-733003 - D AT PR SIDE 1 - GRAHAM NASH TMLRun-out Side A
ST-A-733004 - D AT PR SIDE 2 - GRAHAM NASH TMLRun-out Side B
ST-A-733003 MSLabel Side A
ST-A-733004 MSLabel Side B
SIDE 1 GRAHAM NASH TML ST-A-733003-BB-RE AT AT ∆18481(1) PRSide A Runout, Etched [TML Stamped]
SIDE 2 GRAHAM NASH TML ST-A-733004-BB-RE AT AT ∆18481X(2) PRSide B Runout, Etched [TML Stamped]
ST-A-733003-MOSide A Label
ST-A-733004-MOSide B Label
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 SD7288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 50 025 / Atlantic 50.025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 50.025 (SD7288)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 025 / Atlantic SD 7288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 025 / Atlantic SD 7288First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | Atlantic 50025LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Greece | Atlantic 2400 241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Atlantic K 50025 / Atlantic SD 7288First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Lebanon | Atlantic 80.025 (SD 7288)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 025 / Atlantic ATL 50025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD.7288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD7288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9486First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Greece | Atlantic 50025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Venezuela | Atlantic 2305 / Atlantic ATLANTIC 2.305LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 025 / Atlantic SD-7288LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Atlantic 50025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Atlantic W 50025LP, Album | LP, Album |
44 vinyl pressings of Wild Tales are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1973 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Japan, Venezuela, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 7288, released November 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7288, P-8408A, 50.057, SD7288) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-733003 - B AT PR SIDE 1 - GRAHAM NASH and ST-A-733004 - A AT PR SIDE 2 - GRAHAM NASH. 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.
