Vinyl pressings
by Andy Fairweather-Low · 1975
La Booga Rooga was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
AMLH C̶B̶S̶.̶S̶ 68328.A3 TML-M ⋀Runout, A-side, stamped variant 1
AMLH C̶B̶S̶.̶S̶ 68328.B3 TML-S BRunout, B-side, stamped variant 1
AMLH C̶B̶S̶.̶S̶ 68328.A3 B TML-MSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
AMLH 68328.B4 ⋀ TML-MSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
T1 SP 4821-T1 TML-M X BRunout A , variant 1
P-4 P TML-M SP 4822 P-1 ARunout B, variant 1
T1 SP 4821-T1 TML-M X 1 BRunout A, variant 2
P TML-M SP 4822 P-1 1 ARunout B, variant 2
SP 4821-M1 TML-S MR △20019 (1)Side A
SP-4822 M1 MR △20019-X TML-MSide B
SP-4821Side A Label
SP-4822Side B Label
SP-4821Side A Label
SP-4822Side B Label
SMX 48153 48413 2ARunout, A-side, stamped
SMX 48144 2ARunout, B-side, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L-35699 / A&M Records L-35699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4542First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4542First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 68328 / A&M Records AMLH.68328First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMLH68328First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4542First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4542First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4542First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4542LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-2014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of La Booga Rooga are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Canada. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 68328.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 68328, AMLH68328, SP-4542, L-35699) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH C̶B̶S̶.̶S̶ 68328.A3 TML-M ⋀ and AMLH C̶B̶S̶.̶S̶ 68328.B3 TML-S B. 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.
