US
January 1962- Label and catalog number
- Kapp Records KL-1270Kapp Records KL 1270
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
KL 2-1270-A-1 I A1Side A runout, stamped
KL 2-1270-B-1 I A1Side B runout, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Jorge Renan · 1962
Wild Guitars was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 3 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.
KL 2-1270-A-1 I A1Side A runout, stamped
KL 2-1270-B-1 I A1Side B runout, stamped
KS-2-3270-AA side
KS-2-3270-BB side
KL-2-1270-A-1A A2A side
KL-2-1270-B-1A A2B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3270First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | Canada | Kapp Records KL-1270First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Kapp Records KS-3270First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Venezuela | Kapp Records KL-1270 / Vene Vox KL-1270First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Kapp Records KL-1270 / Kapp Records KL 1270First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | 4 Corners Of The World FCL 4205LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | 4 Corners Of The World FCS 4205LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Kapp Records KLP-672LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | 4 Corners Of The World KSI 4205LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Mexico | Kapp Records KS-M-3270LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Wild Guitars are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1962 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada, Venezuela. One of them is Kapp Records KL-1270, released January 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KL-1270, KS-3270) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KL 2-1270-A-1 I A1 and KL 2-1270-B-1 I A1. 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.