Vinyl pressings
by The Police · 1983
Wrapped Around Your Finger was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
39 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
AM-127 A-2 MASTERDISKRunout Side A, variant 1
AM-127-B1Runout Side B, variant 1
AM-127 A2 MASTERDISK 1 0 BRunout Side A, variant 2
AM-127-B-2 1 4 ARunout Side B, variant 2
AM-127 A-1 MASTERDISKRunout Side A
AM-127-B1Runout Side B
AM 127-ALabel Side A
AM 127-BLabel Side B
AMX - 127 - A2 MASTERDISK RLSide A runout, variant 1
AMX - 127 - B2Side B runout, variant 1
AMX - 127 - A R̶E̶ ̶1̶ 2 MASTERDISK RL ASide A runout, variant 2
AMX - 127 - B-1 MASTERDISK RL BSide B runout, variant 2
AMP-127-A MASTERDISK RL ORLAKERunout Side A, variant 1
AMP-127-B ORLAKERunout Side B, variant 1
AMP-127-A MASTERDISK RL ORLAKERunout Side A, variant 2
AMP-127-B 1 MASTERDISK ORLAKERunout Side B, variant 2
AM-127 A-1 MASTERDISKRunout Side A
AM-127-B1Runout Side B
AM 127-ALabel Side A
AM 127-BLabel Side B
AM-127 A-1 MASTERDISK ΛRunout side A - variant 1
AM-127-B1 ΛRunout side B - variant 1
AM-127 A-1 MASTERDISKRunout side A - variant 2
AM-127-B-2Runout side B - variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | A&M Records DEP 315First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | A&M Records K-9189 / A&M Records AM 127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | Barbados | A&M Records AM-2614First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | A&M Records AM 2614First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Europe | A&M Records AMS 9299First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | A&M Records AMS 9299First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | A&M Records AMS 9299First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | A&M Records AM 127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Italy | A&M Records AMS 9299First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Mexico | A&M Records 42072First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Philippines | Not On LabelFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1983 | South Africa | A&M Records AMRS 1417 / A&M Records AM 127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | A&M Records AMS 12.9701First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | A&M Records AMS 9299First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | A&M Records AMS 9299First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | A&M Records K-91897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
46 vinyl pressings of Wrapped Around Your Finger are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Europe, New Zealand and more. One of them is A&M Records AM 127, released July 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AM 127, AMX 127, AMP 127, AM-2614) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AM-127 A-2 MASTERDISK and AM-127-B1. 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.
