Vinyl pressings
by The Twins · 1983
A Wild Romance 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.
8 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
205882 A-3/83S IRunouts Side A [machine-stamped]
205882 B-4/83S IRunouts Side B [machine-stamped]
S 205 882 ALabel Side A
S 205 882 BLabel Side B
LIB 5030A APRunout Side A etched
LIB 5030 B APRunout Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Shake Records LIB-5030 / Liberation Records LIB-5030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Hansa International 205 882 / Hansa International 205 882-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Hansa International 205 882-620 / Hansa International 205 882LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1983 | Germany | Hansa International 205 882-320First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Greece | Music-Box SMB 40233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Pop Eye POPLP 1001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Shake Records L 38351 / Liberation Records L 38351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Philippines | Hansa International LP-821 616-1 (MC-821 616-4)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Hansa ARI 90085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | International ILS 9084LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | International ILS 9084LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | South Africa | Principal Records PRC 100 / Hansa International PRC 100LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Ariola I-205.882LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of A Wild Romance are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Europe, Australia, Greece, Netherlands and more. One of them is Hansa International 205 882.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 205 882, LIB-5030, SMB 40233, POPLP 1001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 205882 A-3/83S I and 205882 B-4/83S I. 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.
