Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Mathis · 1957
Wild Is The Wind was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ZSP42518-1FRunout, side A, stamped variant 1
ZSP42519-1HRunout, side B, stamped variant 1
ZSP42518-1J.A-Side runout etching variant 2
ZSP42519-1E.B-Side runout etching variant 2
ZSP42518-1ABSide A runout, stamped
ZSP42519-1AASide B runout, stamped
ZSP 42518Side A Label
ZSP 42519Side B Label
ZSP 42518Side A label
ZSP 42519Side B label
J ZSP42518-1AC HDeadwax A
JZSP42519-1AC HDeadwax 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia | Coronet KS-224First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia 4-41060First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Germany | Fontana 263 007 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Greece | Fontana 263 007 TF / Fontana 0122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Fontana 263 007 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | New Zealand | Coronet KS-224First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-41060First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 41060First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-41060First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-41060First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Fontana 263 007 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Italy | Fontana 263 007 TF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | Fontana 263 007 TF / Fontana 45-H.1037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Fontana H.103 / Fontana 163007THShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Greece | CBS BA 3010597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia 41060Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Wild Is The Wind are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Netherlands, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-41060, released November 11, 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-41060, 41060, 263 007 TF, KS-224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP42518-1F and ZSP42519-1H. 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.
