Australia
1981- Label and catalog number
- Wheatley Records WBEX 1005
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
WBEX 1005-A-2 DBSide A runout
WBEX 1005-B-2 DBSide B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Moving Pictures · 1981
Days Of Innocence was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 4 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.
WBEX 1005-A-2 DBSide A runout
WBEX 1005-B-2 DBSide B runout
WBEX 1005-A-2 DBSide A runout
WBEX 1005-B-2 DBSide B runout
WBEX-1005ASide A label
WBEX-1005BSide B label
WBEX 1005 A - 2 WRLP 1006 ASide A runout
WBEX 1005 A - 2 WRLP 1006 BSide B runout
WBEX 1005 BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Wheatley Records WBEX 1005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Polydor WBEX 1005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Wheatley Records WBEX 1005 / Wheatley Records WBEX.1005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Network Australia 96 02021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Wheatley Records WRLP1006 / Wheatley Records WRLP-1006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Network Records 96 02021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Polydor WBEX 1005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | W.B.E. Records WRLP1006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPC 25231LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2479LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2479LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Network Records 60202-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Network Records 60202-1LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Network Records 60202-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Days Of Innocence are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa. One of them is Wheatley Records WBEX 1005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBEX 1005, 96 02021, WRLP1006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBEX 1005-A-2 DB and WBEX 1005-B-2 DB. 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.