Vinyl pressings
by The Move · 1968
Wild Tiger Woman was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
7XCAR 6848-2 KTRunout side A, variant 1
7XCAR 6850-1 KTRunout side B, variant 1
7XCAR 6848-2 G KT 1Runout side A, variant 2
7XCAR 6850-1 L KT 1Runout side B, variant 2
7XCAR 6848Label Side A
7XCAR 6850Label Side B
MX28293Label A Side
MX28294Label B Side
45ESS 78A-TIRunout stamped side A
45ESS 78A-TIRunout stamped side B
45ESS 78A-TILabel side A
45ESS 78B-TILabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Festival Records FK-2553First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Greece | Regal Zonophone GR 106First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | India | Stateside ESS 78First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Kenya | Regal Zonophone RZ 3012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-2553First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Continental Records PD 9425First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Regal Zonophone RZ 3012First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Regal Zonophone RZ 3012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Regal Zonophone RZ 30127", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1300First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1969 | Austria | Polydor 59 2317", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | France | Stateside FSS 6107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 59 231 / Polydor 592317", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Japan | Polydor DP-16317", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Japan | Polydor DP-16317", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Wild Tiger Woman are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Australia, Greece, India and more. One of them is Regal Zonophone RZ 3012, released August 30, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RZ 3012, FK-2553, GR 106, ESS 78) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCAR 6848-2 KT and 7XCAR 6850-1 KT. 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.
