Vinyl pressings
by Alexis Korner · 1972
Bootleg Him! was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
2XS-1966 40142-1A A 3 S ISide A runout, variant 1
2XS-1966 40143-1A A4 S ISide B runout, variant 1
2XS-1966 40144-1A A S ISide C runout, variant 1
2XS-1966 40145-1A A4 S/Side D runout, variant 1
T 2XS-1966 40142-1-2 AA-Side Runout Etching
TI 2XS-1966 40143-1-1 BB-Side Runout Etching
T I 2XS-1966 40144-1-1 BC-Side Runout Etching
T I 2XS-1966 40145-1-1 BD-Side Runout Etching
SRAK 511 A-1 1 RRunout Side A
SRAK 511 B-1 1 ORunout Side B
SRAK 512 A-1 1 URunout Side C
SRAK 512 B-1 1 GRunout Side D
1 Ⓟ 1972 D 72 = ◇Z1 2 8 0664 148 S 1 DALP 2 3101 1 A A 1Side A runout stamped, variant 1
1 Ⓟ 1972 D 72 ◇Z1 A L 2 8 0664 148 S 2 DALP 2 3101 1 BSide B runout stamped, variant 1
1 Ⓟ 1972 D 72 ◇Z1 A L 2 8 0664 149 S 1 DALP 2 3101 = 2 ASide C runout stamped, variant 1
1 Ⓟ 1972 D 72 ◇Z1 2 8 0664 149 S 2 DALP 2 3101 = 2 B A1Side D runout stamped, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2XS 1966First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Metronome DALP 2/3101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Columbia 3 C154-93509/10First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Italy | Columbia 3 C162-93509/10First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | UK | RAK SRAKSP 51 / RAK 1E 192 ◦ 93509-10First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records 2XS 1966First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records 2XS 1966First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records 2XS 1966First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Italy | Get Back GET 565 / Get Back GET565LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | RAK SRAKSP 51 / RAK SRAK 511-2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Bootleg Him! are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1972 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 2XS 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2XS 1966, SRAKSP 51, DALP 2/3101, 3 C154-93509/10) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XS-1966 40142-1A A 3 S I and 2XS-1966 40143-1A A4 S I. 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.
