Vinyl pressings
by U2 · 1985
Wide Awake In America was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, the album's first year, in 3 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.
STIL-855687-B B-21337-B △9780 PrecisionRunout side A
STIL 855 688-B SPAR 1-2 B-21338-B △9780-X 0-SM1-1 PrecisionRunout side B
STIL-855687Label side A
STIL-855688Label side B
STIL-855687-B SPAR 1-2 B-21337-B Precision.. SRC Δ9780 0-Side A runout variant 1
STIL 855688-B SPAR 1-2 B-21338-B Precision.. SRC Δ9780-X 0-Side B runout variant 1
STIL-855687-B SPAR 1-2 B-21337-B Precision•• Δ9780 0-SMI-I SRCSide A runout variant 2
STIL 855688-B SPAR 1-2 B-21338-B Δ9780-X O-SMI-I Precision•• SRCSide B runout variant 2
STIL-855 687-B 1-1 SMI 4 Precision · · [SRC logo]Runout side A, variant 1
STIL 855 688-B 1- 1 SMI 6 Precision · · [SRC logo]Runout side B, variant 1
STIL-855 687-B 1-1 SMI 3 Precision · · [SRC logo]Runout side A, variant 2
STIL-855 688-B 1-1 SMI 4 Precision · · [SRC logo]Runout side B, variant 2
ST1L-855 687-B 3 Precision · ·Runout side A, etched, variant 1
STIL 855 688-B 4 Precision̲ · ·Runout side B, etched, variant 1
STIL-855687-B 1-1 SM1-1 Precision̲ · ·Runout side A, etched, variant 2
STIL-855 688-B 1-3 Precision̲ · ·Runout side B, etched, variant 2
STIL-855687Side A Variant 1
STIL-855688Side B Variant 1
STIL-855687-B 1-3 Precision.. (etched)Side A Variant 2
STIL-855688-B \- ISMI-1 Precision..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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Canada | Island Records ISM-9027912", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Club Edition · Club edition | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | Island Records 90279-1-A12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Club Edition · Club edition | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | Island Records 90279-1-A / Island Records 7 A1-9027912", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Club Edition · Club edition | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Canada | Island Records 90279-1 AFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1985 | US | Island Records 90279-1-A / Island Records 7 90279-1-AFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1985 | US | Island Records 90279-1-A / Island Records 7 90279-1-AFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Island Records 90279-1-A / Island Records 7 90279-1-AFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Island Records 90279-1-AFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Island Records 90279-1-A / Island Records 7 90279-1-AFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1985 | US | Island Records 90279-1-AFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1985 | US | Island Records 9027912", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Japan | Island Records R15D-2010 / Polystar R15D-2010First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1985 | Japan | Island Records R15D-2010 / Polystar R15D-2010First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Brazil | Island Records 604.7177 / Island Records 23.50412", EP | 12", EP |
| 1987 | Philippines | Island Records 90279-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Island Records 5797084 / UMC 579708412", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Island Records 604.7177 / Island Records 23.50412", EP, Repress | 12", EP, Repress |
| ? | Brazil | Island Records 604.7177 / Island Records 23.50412", EP, Reissue | 12", EP, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Island Records 604.7177 / Island Records 23.50412", EP, Repress | 12", EP, Repress |
| ? | US | Island Records 422-842 479-1 / Island Records 90279-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Wide Awake In America are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1985 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Island Records 90279-1-A, released May 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 90279-1-A, 90279-1 A, R15D-2010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STIL-855687-B B-21337-B △9780 Precision and STIL 855 688-B SPAR 1-2 B-21338-B △9780-X 0-SM1-1 Precision. 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.
