US
1964- Label and catalog number
- Mainstream Records S/6031
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Maynard Ferguson · 1964
Color Him Wild was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
KP-222 A AB-10-4A-Side Runout Etching
KP-223 A AB-10-4 10-2-64B-Side Runout Etching
KP-222 AB-10-4 A 14̷-2-64A-Side Runout Etching (Variation 1)
KP-223 A AB-10-4 10-2-64B-Side Runout Etching (Variation 1)
KP-222A-Side Label
KP-223B-Side Label
KP-222Side A
KP-222 1- 61Runout Side 1, stamped
KP-223Side B
KP-223 3 -3-61Runout Side 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Mainstream Records 56031First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Fontana TL.5293First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Mainstream Records S/6031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Mainstream Records 56031First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Mainstream Records 56031First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Mainstream Records S/6031 / Mainstream Records 56031First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Mainstream Records MRL 359LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mainstream Records MRL 359LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mainstream Records MRL 359LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Mainstream Records MRL 359LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mainstream Records SMAS 94489 / Mainstream Records SMAS-94489LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
11 vinyl pressings of Color Him Wild are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1964 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Mainstream Records S/6031.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S/6031, 56031, TL.5293) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.