Vinyl pressings
by Louis Armstrong · 1988
What A Wonderful World / Game Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
A&M-AM-03010-A C-1 [trumpet] G1A-Side Runout Etching
A&M-AM-03010-B C-1 [trumpet] G1B-Side Runout Etching
AM-03010-AA-Side Label
AM-03010-BB-Side Label
A&M-AM-03010-A SH-1 R-19770-SH1 △19679Side A Etching
A&M-AM-03010-B SH-1 E-19771-SH1 △19679-XSide B Etching
ɑBoth Sides Stamped
[Trumpet]Both Sides Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | A&M Records K 514 / A&M Records AM 3010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Australia & New Zealand | A&M Records K 514 / A&M Records AM 3010First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1988 | Barbados | A&M Records AM-3010First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | A&M Records AM-3010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | Europe | A&M Records 390 295-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | A&M Records 390 295-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | A&M Records AMY 435First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | UK | A&M Records AM 435First year7" | 7" |
| 1988 | UK | A&M Records FREE 31First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | A&M Records AM 435First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | A&M Records AM 435First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | A&M Records AM-3010First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | US | A&M Records AM-3010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | A&M Records AM-3010First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | US | A&M Records AM-3010First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of What A Wonderful World / Game Of Love are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is A&M Records AM-3010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AM-3010, AMY 435, AM 435, FREE 31) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M-AM-03010-A C-1 [trumpet] G1 and A&M-AM-03010-B C-1 [trumpet] G1. 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.
