Vinyl pressings
by Wings · 1971
Wild Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 22 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.
YEX 871-9 P 3Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
YEX 872-1 T 2Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
YEX 871-11 GW 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
YEX 872-1 OT 75Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
SW-1-3386 Z 116 #5 3 STERLING LH 0Var. 1: runout A
SW-2-3386 Z 106 3 STERLING LH 0Var. 1: runout B
SW-1-3386 Z 115 #3 STERLING LH 2 0Var. 2: runout A
SW-2-3386 #3 Z 106 2 #3 STERLING LH 3 0Var. 2: runout B
SW-1-3386 Z109 [IAM in triangle] STERLING LH 2Side A runout, variant 1
SW-2-3386 Z109 [IAM in triangle] STERLING LH 3Side B runout, variant 1
SW-1-3386 Z109 #3 [IAM in triangle] STERLING LH 2Side A runout, variant 2
SW-2-3386 Z110 #3 [IAM in triangle] STERLING LH 3Side B runout, variant 2
SW-1-3386 Z111 ─◁ STERLING 3 LHVariant 1 Runout A Etching
SW-2-3386 Z104 #3 ─◁ STERLING 3 LHVariant 1 Runout B Etching
SW-2-3386 Z103 #5 ─◁ STERLING 3 LHVariant 2 Runout A Etching
SW-1-3386 Z112 ─◁ STERLING 3 LHVariant 2 Runout B Etching
SW-1-3386 Z113• 1 ✲ STERLING 2 LHRunout A, variant 1
SW-2-3386 Z 105• 1 ✲ STERLING 2 LHRunout B, variant 1
SW-1-3386 Z113• 2 ✲ STERLING 2 LHRunout A, variant 2
SW-2-3386 Z 101• 2 ✲ STERLING 2 LHRunout B, variant 2
YEX 871-11Runout side A
YEX 872-11Runout side B
YEX 871Label side A
YEX 872Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Apple Records PCSO 7142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO-7142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Apple Records PCSO 7142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Apple Records SW-3386 / Apple Records SW 3386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Denmark | Apple Records PCS 7142 / Apple Records 1E 062 o 04946First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Ecuador | Odeon LP-12-19336 / Odeon LP-19336First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Apple Records 2C 062-04946 / Apple Records 2 C 062-04946First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Apple Records 2C 062-04946First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Apple Records 2C 062-04946First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Apple Records 1 C062-04 946 / Apple Records 1 C 062-04 946First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Greece | Apple Records PCS 7142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 062-04946First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AP 80377LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AP 80377LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | Mexico | Apple Records SLEM 336First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MPL JC 36480 / Columbia JC 36480LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MPL JC 36480 / Columbia JC 36480LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MPL JC 36480 / Columbia JC 36480LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 7142LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Odeon 1J 062-04.946 / Odeon 1 J 062-04.946LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Venezuela | EMI 102-04503LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Parlophone FA 4131011 / Fame FA 4131011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | EMI FA 4131011 / Fame FA 4131011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Columbia PC 36480 / MPL PC 36480LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Australia | Axis AX.104946LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Australia | Axis AX.104946LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 066 04946 / Apple Records BTL 1018LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Italy | Apple Records 54 1049461LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Peru | EMI BE.02.0030LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П92-00267 / AnTrop П92-00268LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П92-00267-8LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П92-00267/8LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | UMe 00603567720850 / MPL 00603567720850LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | Japan | UMe UIJY-75100/1 / MPL 00603567720850LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | US | MPL B0028637-01 / Capitol Records B0028637-01LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602435611730 / MPL 00602435611730LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Apple Records SW 3386LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Barbados | EMI PCS 7142LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Odeon 31C 066 04946LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records 04946LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia JC 36480 / MPL JC 36480LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Fame 1C 038 1575631 / EMI 1C 038 1575631LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Apple Records 1C 064-04 946LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2C 064-04946 / Apple Records 2C 062-04946LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Apple Records C 062-04946 / Apple Records 2C 062-04946LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Apple Records 3C 064-04946 / Apple Records 3 C 064 - 04946LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records EPS-80233 / MPL EPS-80233LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records EPS-80233LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Yegrin 1016LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 056 10 4946 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Apple Records PCS 7142 / Apple Records 1E 062 o 04946LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
96 vinyl pressings of Wild Life are listed here, from 34 countries, released between 1971 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, New Zealand, Israel and more. One of them is Apple Records PCS 7142, released December 3, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 7142, SW 3386, PCSJ 7142, AP-80377) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 871-9 P 3 and YEX 872-1 T 2. 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.
