Vinyl pressings
by Vernon · 1993
Vernon's Wonderland was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1993, the album's first year. 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.
WMME Alsdorf Eye-Q-002-A Hü 33 U / MINRunout side A, variant 1
WMME Alsdorf Eye Q-002-B Hü 4Runout side B, variant 1
WMME Alsdorf Eye-Q-002-A Hü 33 U / MIN 1Runout side A, variant 2
WMME Alsdorf Eye Q-002-B Hü 1Runout side B, variant 2
WMME Alsdorf Eye-Q-002-ASide A
WMME Alsdorf Eye Q-002-BSide B
WMME Alsdorf SAM-1249 ARun-out Side A
WMME Alsdorf SAM-1249 BRun-out Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Germany | Eye Q Records EyeQ 002First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 1993 | Germany | Eye Q Records SAM 1249First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1993 | Germany | Eye Q Records EyeQ 002First year12", Mispress | 12", Mispress |
| 1996 | Germany | Eye Q Records 0630 14862-0 / Eye Q Records 0630-14862-012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | UK | Eye Q Records EYE PRO 00412", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1996 | UK | Eye Q Records EYE CL 00412", White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1996 | UK & Europe | Eye Q Records EYECL004R12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1996 | UK & Europe | Eye Q Records EYECL004R12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | UK & Europe | Eye Q Records EYECL 00412" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | UK | MP2 Records 12EMPE2P12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Vernon's Wonderland are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1993 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in Germany. One of them is Eye Q Records EyeQ 002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EyeQ 002, SAM 1249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WMME Alsdorf Eye-Q-002-A Hü 33 U / MIN and WMME Alsdorf Eye Q-002-B Hü 4. 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.
