Vinyl pressings
by Status Quo · 1976
Wild Side Of Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 14 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.
6059153 1F//1∇420 04 14A-side run-out - stamped, Variant 1
RCA-side run-out - hand-etched, Variant 1 & 2
6059153 2F//1∇420 04 21B-side run-Out - stamped, Variant 1
6059153 1F//1∇420 04 12 18A-side run-Out - stamped, Variant 2
6059153 1F // 1 ∇ 420 04 14A-side run-out, stamped. Var. 1
RCA-side run-out, etched. Var. 1
6059153 2F // 1 ∇ 420 04 21B-side run-out, stamped. Var. 1
6059153 1F // 2 ∇ 420 04 12A-side run-out, stamped. Var. 2
RCSide A runout, etched, Variant 1, 2
6059153 1F // 1 ∇ 420 04 1 8Side A runout, stamped, Variant 1
6059153 2F // 1 ∇ 420 04 1Side B runout, stamped, Variant 1
6059153 1F // 1 ∇ 420 04 1Side A runout, stamped, Variant 2
6059153 1F // 2 ▽ 420 04 12Side A runout
6059153 2F // 2 ▽ 420 04 12Side B runout
6059153 1F // 2 ▽ 420 04Side A runout
6059153 2F // 1 ▽ 420 04Side B runout
6059153 1F // 2 ∇ 420 04 12A-side run-out, stamped
6A-side run-out, etched
6059153 2F // 1 ∇ 420 04 1 1 4B-side run-out, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Austria | Vertigo 6059 153First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | Vertigo 6059 153First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Vertigo 6059 153First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 153First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 153First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Ireland | Vertigo 6059 153First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Italy | Vertigo 6059 153First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6059 153First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6059 153First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | Philips TOS 1091First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 6059 153First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 6059 153First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1976 | South Africa | Vertigo TOS 1091 / Vertigo 6059 153First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Spain | Vertigo 60 59 153First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | UK | Vertigo 6059 153First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
29 vinyl pressings of Wild Side Of Life are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Australia, Ireland, Austria and more. One of them is Vertigo 6059 153, released December 3, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6059 153, TOS 1091, 60 59 153) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6059153 1F//1∇420 04 14 and RC. 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.
