Jamaica
1973- Label and catalog number
- Santic FAG 7722
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
FAG 7722 A FRMA
FLC 7444-B FRMB
Vinyl pressings
by Augustus Pablo · 1973
Pablo In Dub / Hell Boat was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
FAG 7722 A FRMA
FLC 7444-B FRMB
LC # 2223-2 RRS-2 T-Pablo In Dub
LC # 2224 B RRS
FAG 7751 - A FRMRunout side A
FAG 7751 - B FRMRunout side B
LC # 2223-2 RRS-2 T-Pablo In Dub
LC # 2224 B RRS
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Jamaica | Santic FAG 7722First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Santic FAG 7722First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Santic Fag. 7751First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Santic FAG 7751First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | Jamaica | SanticFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Santic FAG 7722First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Santic FAG 7721First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | SanticFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Santic F & G 7751First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | SanticFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | SanticFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Santic7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Santic7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Santic7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Hot Shot! MU-2087 / Hot Shot! MU-20887", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Pablo In Dub / Hell Boat are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Jamaica. One of them is Santic FAG 7722.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FAG 7722, Fag. 7751, FAG 7751, FAG 7721) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FAG 7722 A FRM and FLC 7444-B FRM. 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.