Vinyl pressings
by Wet Wet Wet · 1988
The Memphis Sessions 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.
7 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
JWWWL+210+A ORLAKE JASide A The JA characters are overlapping as one character.
JWWWL+210+B2 ORLAKE
JWWWL 2 A-2U-1-1 JASide A runout
JWWWL 2 B-2U-1-1Side B runout
ΜΕR 836603 A MT410 2910
MER 836603 B MT410 2910
M.41257-1988
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 | Canada | Vertigo 839 603-1PFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Canada | Vertigo 836 603-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Mercury 836 603-1 / Mercury 836603-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Mercury 836 603-1 / Mercury 836603-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Netherlands | The Precious Organisation 836 603-1 / Mercury 836 603-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Mercury 836 603-1 / The Precious Organisation 836 603-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | The Precious Organisation JWWWL 2 / The Precious Organisation 836 603-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | The Precious Organisation JWWWL 210 / The Precious Organisation 836 603-0First yearLP, 10", Numbered · Numbered | LP, 10", Numbered · Numbered |
| 1989 | Argentina | Mercury 836.603-1LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | Argentina | Mercury 836.603-1LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1989 | South Africa | The Precious Organisation KVL 5083LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 220760 / The Precious Organisation JWWWL 2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Mercury 836 603-1 / Mercury 836603-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of The Memphis Sessions are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, Canada, Greece, Netherlands and more. One of them is The Precious Organisation JWWWL 210, released November 7, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JWWWL 210, JWWWL 2, 836 603-1, 839 603-1P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JWWWL+210+A ORLAKE JA and JWWWL+210+B2 ORLAKE. 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.
