Vinyl pressings
by Mott The Hoople · 1971
Wildlife was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ILPS 9144 A-2U MG 2Side A, runout variant 1
ILPS 9144 B-2U GA 1Side B, runout variant 1
ILPS 9144 A-2U GA 2Side A, runout variant 2
ILPS 9144 B-2U GP 1Side B, runout variant 2
ST-A-712145 A AT-GP PRSide A runout
ST-A-712146 A AT/GP PRSide B runout
ST-A-712145 PRSide A label
ST-A-712146 PRSide B label
ST-A-712145A A MO AT - GP △15806 PRSide A runout etched
ST-A-712145A A MO AT / GP △15806-X PRSide B runout etched
(MR)Both sides runout stamped
ST-A-712145-MOLabel side A
ST-A-712145 PR-1ASide A label
ST-A-712146 PR-1ASide B label
ST-A-712145B-1-11 AT/GP PR a SRunout Side A
ST-A-712146B-1-11 AT/GP PR a SRunout Side B
ST-A-712145RILabel Side A
ST-A-712146RILabel Side B
A-13609-A AT DK PRSide A runout
A-13610-A AT DK PRSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Island Records ILPS 9144 / Island Records SIL-934233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Island Records SIL-934,233 / Island Records ILPS 9144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Island Records 6405 013 / Island Records ILSP 9144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Island Records 6339 031 / Island Records ILPS 9144First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Island Records 6339 031 / Island Records ILPS 9144First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Island Records SIL-934233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8284LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8284First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8284First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8284First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8284First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8284First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8284First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8284First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Island Records ILPS9144 / UMC 7783393LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8284LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8284LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8284LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8284LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Club edition |
28 vinyl pressings of Wildlife are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9144, released February 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9144, SD 8284, 8284, 2334 018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9144 A-2U MG 2 and ILPS 9144 B-2U GA 1. 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.
