Vinyl pressings
by Loverboy · 1987
Wildside was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 11 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.
DM-1 AL-40893 1A2DRunout side A variant 1
DM-3 BL-40893 1A2DRunout side B variant 1
AL-40893 1A 2D DM-9Runout side A variant 2
BL-40893 1A 2D DM-6Runout side B variant 2
AL-40893-1B-DMM GI Sterling D2Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
BL-40893-1A-DMM GI Sterling C16Runout, side B, etched, variant 1
AL-40893-1A-DMM GI Sterling A23Runout, side A, etched, variant 2
BL-40893-1A-DMM G2 Sterling A17Runout, side B, etched, variant 2
Δ MX 219459 460045·1 S1Runout side A
Δ MX 219460 460045-1 S2Runout side B
MX219459Label side A
MX219460Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | CBS 460045 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 460045 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | CBS 460045 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Mexico | CBS CLS-460045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | CBS ASF 3166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 460045 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS 460045 1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | CBS CBS 460045 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Columbia OC 40893 / Columbia C 40893First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia COC 40893LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia OC 40893First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Colombia | CBS 142073 RPMFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | Epic 28-3P-836First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Epic 28-3P-836First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Wildside are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Canada, UK, US, Colombia and more. One of them is Columbia OC 40893, released August 24, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OC 40893, CBS 460045 1, 142073 RPM, 28-3P-836) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM-1 AL-40893 1A2D and DM-3 BL-40893 1A2D. 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.
