Vinyl pressings
by Kid Creole And The Coconuts · 1982
I'm A Wonderful Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 8 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.
WIP 6756 A-1URunout, A-side, stamped
GRAEMERunout, A-side, etched
WIP 6756 B-1URunout, B-side, stamped
WIP 6756 A 1-U GRAEMERunout side A
WIP 6756 B 1-URunout side B
WIP 6756-ALabel side A
WIP 6756-BLabel side B
WIP 6756 A-1U 30 GRAEME 1Runout, A-side, stamped/etched
WIP 6756 B-1U 36 1Runout, B-side, stamped
WIP 6756-ASide A label
WIP 6756-BSide B label
12 WIP 6756 A-1U GRAEME - SOUND CLINICSide A runout
12 WIP 6756 B-1U GRAEME - SOUND CLINICSide B runout
12WIP 6756-ASide A label
12WIP 6756-BSide B label
WIP 6756 A-1U GRAEMERunout side A
WIP 6756 B-1URunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | ZE Records K-8773First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | ZE Records 6400 612 / Island Records 6400 612First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Island Records 6010 531 / ZE Records 6010 531First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | ZE Records 6010 531 / Island Records 6010 531First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Japan | ZE Records 7S-74 / Polystar 7S-74First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Island Records 600.598First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | ZE Records 104.137 / Island Records 104.137First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Island Records 104 137 / Island Records 104.137First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Interfusion K 8773First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | South Africa | Island Records WIP 6626First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Ze Records 12WIP 6756First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Island Records WIP 6756 / ZE Records WIP 6756First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | UK | ZE Records PWIP 6756 / Island Records PWIP 6756First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1982 | UK | Ze Records 12WIP 6756First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1982 | US | Sire PRO-A-1026 / ZE Records PRO-A-1026First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
21 vinyl pressings of I'm A Wonderful Thing are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Australia, France and more. One of them is ZE Records WIP 6756, released April 19, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WIP 6756, 12WIP 6756, PWIP 6756, SRE 50069) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIP 6756 A-1U and GRAEME. 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.
