Vinyl pressings
by The Cure · 1996
Wild Mood Swings was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1996, the album's first year, in 2 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.
DFI 96-4 531834-1 A1 ⓂRunout side A, variant 1
DFI 96-4 531834-1 B ⓂRunout side B, variant 1
DFI 96-4 531835-1 A1 ⓂRunout side C, variant 1
DFI 96-4 531835-1 B ⓂRunout side D, variant 1
DFI 96-4 531835-1 A1 ⓂStamped A side
DFI 96-4 531834-X 1 B ⓂStamped B side
DFI 96-4 531835-1 A1 ⓂStamped C side
DFI 96-4 531835-1 B ⓂStamped D side
SP ST-E-61744-A-1Side A runout etched
SP ST-E-61744-B-1Side B runout etched
[SRC logo] ST-E-61744-C-2Side C runout etched
[SRC logo] ST-E-61744-D-1Side D runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | US | Elektra STE-61744LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1996 | UK | Fiction Records FIXLP 28 / Fiction Records 5317931First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album | LP, 45 RPM, Album |
| 1996 | UK | Fiction Records FIXLP 28 / Fiction Records 5317931First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Mispress | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Mispress |
| 1996 | US | Elektra 61744-1 / Fiction Records 61744-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Fiction Records FIXLP 28 / Fiction Records 5317931LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Fiction Records FIXLP 28 / Fiction Records 5317931LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Fiction Records FIXLP 28 5317931LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Fiction Records FIXLP 28 / Fiction Records 5317931LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Fiction Records 350 811-7 / Polydor 350 811-7LP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Picture disc | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Picture disc |
| 2021 | US | Elektra RPD 161744LP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Picture disc | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Picture disc |
10 vinyl pressings of Wild Mood Swings are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1996 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in UK, US. One of them is Fiction Records FIXLP 28, released May 6, 1996.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FIXLP 28, 61744-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DFI 96-4 531834-1 A1 Ⓜ and DFI 96-4 531834-1 B Ⓜ. 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.
