Vinyl pressings
by The String-A-Longs · 1960
Wheels was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
Bell Sound 60WA159-1B ZTSP-66582-1B........A-Side Runout, Variant 1
Bell Sound 60WA176-1A ZTSP-66813-1A...B-Side Runout, Variant 1
Bell Sound 60WA159-1B ZTSP-66582-1B .....A-Side Runout, Variant 2
Bell Sound 60WA176-1C ZTSP-66813-1B ....B-Side Runout, Variant 2
60 WA 159-1A Bell SoundRunout A
60 WA 176 Bell SoundRunout B
60-WA-159Label A
60-WA-176Label B
60-WA-159Side A Label
60-WA-176Side B Label
[Bell Sound] 60WA159-1B ZTSP66582-1BRunout, Side A, Etched, Except [Stamped]
[Bell Sound] 60WA176 ZTSP 66813Runout, Side B, Etched, Except [Stamped]
ZTSP 66582Label Side A
60-WA-159Label Side A
60-WA-159 ZTSP 66582 HH Bell SoundRunout A side
60-WA-176 ZTSP 66813 H Bell SoundRunout B side
60-WA-159 ZTSP 66582Label A side
60-WA-176 ZTSP 66813Label B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Belgium | London Records 9.5219 / London Records 9-5.219First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Belgium | London Records 5.219First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1960 | Belgium | London Records 5.219First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | Warwick M-603First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | London Records 45-HL 9278 / London Records HL 9278First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9278First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9278First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9278First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL-I 6217", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1960 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL-I 621First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings HLU 9278First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | Warwick M 603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Warwick M-603First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | US | Warwick M 603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Warwick M603First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Belgium | London Records 125-79.620Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Belgium | London Records 125-79.620Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | London Records 9-5.2197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Chile | London Records DLM 170387", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | London Records 79.620-Y7" | 7" |
| ? | France | London Records HL U 92787", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | London Records DL 20 3827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | London Records DL 20 3827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Portugal | London Records P 45-HLU 92787", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | London Records PD.7-84067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | London Records HLU 92787", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
42 vinyl pressings of Wheels are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1960 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Warwick M 603.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 603, M-603, M603, HLU 9278) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Bell Sound 60WA159-1B ZTSP-66582-1B........ and Bell Sound 60WA176-1A ZTSP-66813-1A.... 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.
