UK
July 1998- Label and catalog number
- Northwest10 Records NORTH T 012
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
NORTH T 012 A1 SIMON-THE EXCHANGESide A etched runout
NORTH T 012 B1 SIMON-THE EXCHANGESide B etched runout
Vinyl pressings
by Restless Natives · 1998
I Wanna Know (Will It Be) was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1998, the album's first year. 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.
NORTH T 012 A1 SIMON-THE EXCHANGESide A etched runout
NORTH T 012 B1 SIMON-THE EXCHANGESide B etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | UK | Northwest10 Records NORTH-T-012First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1998 | UK | Northwest10 Records NORTH T 012First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Northwest10 Records NORTH-T-018 / Northwest10 Records NORTH T 01812", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Northwest10 Records NORTH-T-01812", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Northwest10 Records NORTH-T-018 / Northwest10 Records NORTH T 01812", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Go! Beat NATIVE 212", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | UK | Go! Beat NATIVE 3 / Go! Beat NATIVE312", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2000 | UK | Go! Beat NATIVE 112" | 12" |
| 2001 | UK | Northwest10 Records NORTH-T-029 / Northwest10 Records NORTH-T-2912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | UK | Northwest10 Records NORTH-2T-02912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of I Wanna Know (Will It Be) are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1998 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in UK. One of them is Northwest10 Records NORTH T 012, released July 1998.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NORTH T 012, NORTH-T-012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NORTH T 012 A1 SIMON-THE EXCHANGE and NORTH T 012 B1 SIMON-THE EXCHANGE. 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.