Vinyl pressings
by The Art Of Noise · 1987
Dragnet was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 9 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.
WOKX 14 A3 B TOWNHOUSE OSide A runout, variant 1
WOKX 14 B2Side B runout, variant 1
WOKX 14 A3 A TOWNHOUSE DSide A runout, variant 2
WOKX 14 B2 A CSide B runout, variant 2
WOK 14-ALabel Side A
WOK 14-AALabel Side AA
WOKX14DJ A // 1▽420 11Runout Side A
WOKX14 B // 1▽420 // 11Runout Side B
WOKX 14-ALabel Side A
WOKX 14-BLabel Side B
4V9·43135·A-C1 G1 B6 STERLINGSide A runout variant 1
4V943135RE1B-C1 G1 A3 STERLINGSide B runout variant 1
4V9·43135·A-C2 GI B4 STERLINGSide A runout variant 2
4V943135REIB-CI GI· A6 STERLINGSide B runout variant 2
VS4 43134-RE1AC1 G STERLINGSide A Run-out
VS443134-RE1 B-C1 G STERLINGSide B Run-out
VS4 43134 AS RE1Side A Label
VS4 43134 BS RE1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | China Records X 14505 / Chrysalis X 14505First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis CS 43135 / China Records CS 43135First year12", Mispress | 12", Mispress |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis CS-43135 / Chrysalis CS 43135First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis 43134 / China Records 43134First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Canada | China Records 43134 / Chrysalis 43134First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Europe | China Records 609 276 / Chrysalis 609 276First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | France | China Records 888 769-7 / Chrysalis 888 769-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | France | Phonogram 888 769-1 / China Records 888 769-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Chrysalis CHS 451 / China Records CHS 451First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Italy | Chrysalis CHS 451 / China Records CHS 451First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Portugal | China Records 515490First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | US | China Records 4V9 43135 / Chrysalis 4V9 43135First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | China Records WOKX 14First year12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1987 | US | China Records 4V9 43135 / Chrysalis 4V9 43135First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | US | China Records VS4 43134 / Chrysalis VS4 43134First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Dragnet are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Europe, Australia and more. One of them is China Records WOKX 14, released July 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WOKX 14, WOK 14, WOKW 14, 4V9 43135) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WOKX 14 A3 B TOWNHOUSE O and WOKX 14 B2. 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.
