Vinyl pressings
by The Fabulous Thunderbirds · 1979
Girls Go Wild was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
T1 TAK 7068 AS T4Side A runout etched, variant 1
1T TAK - 7068 - B T2..Side B runout etched, variant 1
T1 TAK 7068 AS T4Side A runout etched, variant 2
1T TAK - 7068 - B T2.. BSide B runout etched, last B stamped, variant 2
S2 TAK-7068-A SXT T1 SXT CSide A runout
1T TAK - 7068 - B T2.. BSide B runout
CHR 1250 A//1 ▽ E P toneA side runout, variant 1
CHR 1250 B//1 ▽ E PB side runout, variant 1
CHR 1250 A//1 ▽ EP 1 1 5 toneA side runout, variant 2
CHR 1250 B//1 ▽ EP 1 1 7B side runout, variant 2
CHR 1250 A//1 EP TONESide A
CHR 1250 B//1 EPSide B
SMX 55241Label side A
SMX 55242Label side B
511250 A-1 /79 S made in GermanySIDE A
511250 B-1 /79 S made in GermanySIDE B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Chrysalis L 37099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Benelux | Chrysalis 511250First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Benelux | Chrysalis 511 250LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Canada | Chrysalis CHM 41250First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 683First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1250First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1250First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Takoma TAK 7068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Takoma TAK 7068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1250LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1250LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Chrysalis PV 41250LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Chrysalis PV 41250LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Chrysalis PV 41250LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Chrysalis PV 41250LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Takoma TAK 7068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Chrysalis CHR1250LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1250LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
18 vinyl pressings of Girls Go Wild are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Benelux and more. One of them is Takoma TAK 7068.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TAK 7068, CHR 1250, L 37099, 511250) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 TAK 7068 AS T4 and 1T TAK - 7068 - B T2... 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.
