Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1966
The Wild Angels was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, the album's first year, in 5 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.
DT-1-5043-A1 IAMRunout A variant 1
DT-2-5043-B2 IAMRunout B variant 1
DT-2-5043-B2 IAMRunout A variant 2
DT-1-5043-A1 IAMRunout B variant 2
T1-5043-F1 IAMRunout, side A, stamped
T2-5043-G2 IAMRunout, side B, stamped
T1-5043Label matrix, side A
T2-5043Label matrix, side B
DT-1-5043-A1Side 1 (Stamped)
DT-2-5043-B2Side 2 (Stamped)
T1-5043-G-4 IAMRunout, side A
T2-5043-G-4 IAMRunout, side B
T1-5043Label matrix, side A
T2-5043Label matrix, side B
DT-1-5043-A3A runout, stamped - variant 1
DT-2-5043-B-4 1 ✲B runout, stamped - variant 1
DT-1-5043-B-4 1 ✲A runout, stamped - variant 2
DT-2-5043-B-4 1 ✲B runout, stamped - variant 2
T-1-5043-G-4 ✲Variant 1 - Side A runout, etched [✲ stamped]
T-2-5043-G-4 ✲Variant 1 - Side B runout, etched [✲ stamped]
T-1-5043-F3 ✲Variant 2 - Side A runout, etched [✲ stamped]
T-2-5043-G-4 ✲Variant 2 - Side B runout, etched [✲ stamped]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records T-6208First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Capitol Records TTX 40.400 / Capitol Records TTX 40400First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 5043First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tower DT 5043 / Tower DT-5043First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Tower T 5043 / Tower T-5043First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tower DT 5043First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1966 | US | Tower T 5043First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tower DT 5043First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Tower T 5043First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tower T 5043First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Tower DT 5043First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Tower T 5043 / Tower T-5043First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tower DT 5043First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Tower DT 5043First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1966 | US | Tower DT 5043First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Capitol Records T 5043LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Curb Records D1-79281 / Curb Records K-79281LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Tower DT 5043LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT-6208LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT-6208LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
31 vinyl pressings of The Wild Angels are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1966 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, France, New Zealand and more. One of them is Tower DT 5043.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DT 5043, T 5043, DT-6208, T-6208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DT-1-5043-A1 IAM and DT-2-5043-B2 IAM. 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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