Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Hallyday · 1961
Wap-Dou-Wap was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, the album's first year, in 2 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.
△ II PHI AA 432724 1E 380 I PM1Runout side A
PHI AA 432724 2E 380 II PM1 IIRunout side B
AA 432.724 1ELabel side A
AA 432.724 2ELabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Brazil | Philips EP 330004First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.724 BE / Philips 432 724 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.724 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Greece | Philips 432 724 BE / Philips 11107", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Spain | Philips 432 724 BE7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1962 | Spain | Philips 432 724 BE7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Spain | Philips 432 724 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | France | Philips 432.724 BE / Philips 432 724 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | France | Philips 432.724 BE / Philips 432 724 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | France | Philips 432.724 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | Philips 432.724 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Spain | Philips 432 858 BE7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB EP 53200 Ph7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1965 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB EP 53200 Ph7", EP, 45 RPM, Repress | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1966 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB EP 53200 Ph7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | France | Philips 432.724 BE / Mercury 532 026-57", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Philips 432.724 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Wap-Dou-Wap are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1961 and 2009.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in France, Brazil. One of them is Philips 432.724 BE, released November 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 432.724 BE, EP 330004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, △ II PHI AA 432724 1E 380 I PM1 and PHI AA 432724 2E 380 II PM1 II. 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.
