Vinyl pressings
by Tone Loc · 1988
Wild Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
F/W HErbie Jr :^) "IT'S WILD & DOPE" (-) [SRC logo] DV-1002-ARunout side A, variant 1
[SRC logo] DV-1002-B 1-2 F/W HErbie Jr :^)Runout side B, variant 1
F/W HErbie Jr :^) "IT'S WILD + DOPE" I-I [SRC logo] DV-1002-ARunout side A, variant 2
[SRC logo] DV-1002-B I-I F/W HErbie Jr :^)Runout side B, variant 2
DV-102-A F/w HERBIE JR :v) SRC 1-1A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
SRC DV-102-B F/w HERBIE JR :v) 1-1B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
DV-102-A F/W HERBIE JR :v) SRC 1-1A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
SRC DV-102-B1 F/W HERBIE JR :v) 1-1B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
F/W HERBIE Jr "IT's WILS + DOPE" DV-1002-ASide A runout, variant 1
DV-1001-B HERBIE JrSide B runout, variant 1
F/W HERBIE JR. [Smiley face] "IT'S WILD + DOPE" 1-1 DV-1002-A 1 SRCSide A runout, variant 2
DV-1002-B 1-1 F/W HERBIE JR. [Smiley face] SRCSide B runout, variant 2
DV-102-A F/W HERBiE [SRC Logo] I - IRunout, side A, etched, Except [stamped]
DV-102-B F/W HERBiE [SRC Logo] I - IRunout, side B, etched, Except [stamped]
DV-1002-A 1-1 "IT'S WILLS + DOPE" F/W HERbie Jr :<) SRCSide A runout
DV-1002-B 1-1 F/W HERbie Jr :<) SRCSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Delicious Vinyl / Island Records K799First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Australia | Delicious Vinyl / Island Records K799First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Island Records IS 1219First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | Canada | Island Records 97093First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Island Records 97091 / Delicious Vinyl 97091First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Island Records 112 008 / Delicious Vinyl 112 008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Italy | Delicious Vinyl BRWX 121First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Italy | Delicious Vinyl BRW 121First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Philippines | Island Records DS-227First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | UK | 4th & Broadway 12 BRW 121First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | 4th & Broadway 12 BRW 121First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Delicious Vinyl BRW 121 / 4th & Broadway BRW 121First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Delicious Vinyl DV1002-DJFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Delicious Vinyl DV102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Delicious Vinyl DV1002First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Delicious Vinyl DV100212", Repress | 12", Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Delicious Vinyl 61044-7907-112", Reissue | 12", Reissue |
| ? | US | Delicious Vinyl DV 100212", Repress | 12", Repress |
| ? | US | Delicious Vinyl 162 441 002-012", 45 RPM, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Repress |
33 vinyl pressings of Wild Thing are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1988 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Portugal, Australia and more. One of them is Delicious Vinyl DV1002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DV1002, DV102, DV1002-DJ, DV102 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F/W HErbie Jr :^) "IT'S WILD & DOPE" (-) [SRC logo] DV-1002-A and [SRC logo] DV-1002-B 1-2 F/W HErbie Jr :^). 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.
