Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1986
Something Wild - Music From The Motion Picture… was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 9 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.
MCA 6230 FDS-4 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈ IIIISide A runout, etched; ◈-P-◈ stamped
MCA 6231 FDS-4 ◈-P-◈ IIISide B runout, etched; ◈-P-◈ stamped
MCA6230Side A label
MCA6231Side B label
MCA 6230 FDS-2 FUTURE DISC ⧈-G-⧈ 4Side 1, all Etched except ⧈-G-⧈
MCA 6231 FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈ 1Side 2, all Etched except ⧈-G-⧈
△ MX 212619 6194-1 S1Side 1 etched runout
△ MX 212620 6194-1 S2Side 2 etched runout
MX212619Side 1 label
MX212620Side 2 label
MCA 6230 FDS-2 FUTURE DISC MCA 6194-A CR 回-G-回Runout A, etched
MCA 6231 FDS-2 回-G-回C CR MCA 6194 BRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | MCA Records 6194-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Brazil | MCA Records 670.0066 / MCA Records 37.010First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6194First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Europe | MCA Records 254 478-1 / MCA Records MCA 6194First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | MCA Records 254 478-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Italy | MCA Records MCA 25 4478-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Spain | MCA Records MCA-6194 / MCA Records 254 478-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3355First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-6194First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-6194First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Mexico | MCA Records LCA-6589LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Portugal | MCA Records 1591781LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
12 vinyl pressings of Something Wild - Music From The Motion Picture… are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-6194.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-6194, MCF 3355, 6194-1, 670.0066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 6230 FDS-4 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈ IIII and MCA 6231 FDS-4 ◈-P-◈ III. 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.
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