Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Cliff · 1970
Wild World was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 15 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.
AA 6014 024 1F 1 670 113Runout side A, variant 1
AA 6014 024 1F 1 670 113Runout side B, variant 1
AA 6014 024 1F 1 670 1120Runout side A, variant 2
AA 6014 024 1F 1 670 1111Runout side B, variant 2
AA 6014 024 1F 1 670 1117Runout side A, stamped
AA6014 024 2F 1 670 1112Runout side B, stamped
6014 024.1Label side A
6014 024.2Label side B
WIP 6087 A-2 KTA side runout, variant 1
WIP 6087 B-2 KTB side runout, variant 1
WIP 6087 A-2 R G KT 2A side runout, variant 2
WIP 6087 A-2 P KT 1B side runout, variant 2
WIPX 1077 //3 11 2Side A [Etched]
WIPX 1076 B//1 1 2Side B [Etched]
wipx.1077Side A [Label]
wipx.1076Side B [Label]
WIPX 1077 //3 12Side A runout
WIPX 1076 B//1 1 2Side B runout
wipx.1077Side A label
wipx.1076Side B label
WIPX 1077 //3 1 1 6Runout side A
WIPX 1076 B//1 1 5Runout side B
wipx.1077Label side A, in parentheses
wipx.1076Label side B, in parentheses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Belgium | Island Records 6014 024First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Brazil | Philips CS 139.064 / Philips 6014 024First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Chile | Philips 6068 022First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | France | Island Records 6014 024First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Island Records 6014 024First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Island Records 6014 024First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Island Records 6014 024First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | Italy | Island Records 6014 024First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Island Records 6014 024First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Italy | Island Records 6014 024First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Beverley's Records S.R. 137First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Island Records 6014 024First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Island Records 6014 024First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Island Records IK-3892First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records AM-12017", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Jamaica | Beverley's Records7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | Island Records 60140247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Island Records 60140247", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Madagascar | Playa Sound PS 10.0247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Island Records TOS 7407", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Turkey | Philips 6068 0227", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Island Records WIP 60877", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
36 vinyl pressings of Wild World are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Netherlands, UK, US, Belgium and more. One of them is Island Records 6014 024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6014 024, WIP-6087, 1201, CS 139.064) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 6014 024 1F 1 670 113 and AA 6014 024 1F 1 670 113. 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.
