Vinyl pressings
by Betty Boo · 1990
Boomania was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 6 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.
LEFTLP12A3 - COPYMASTERS. Miles. PR-RSide A variant 1 runout etched
LEFTLP12B1 - PR-P ZIPPY WANTS FEEDING!Side B variant 1 runout etched
LEFTLP12A3 P2 COPYMASTERS Miles PR-R A1Side A variant 2 runout etched
LEFTLP12B1 P2 PR-P E1 ZIPPY WANTS FEEDING!Side B variant 2 runout etched
LEFT LP 12 A3 - COPMASTERS. Miles. PR-RSide A Runout Groove Hand-Etched
LEFT LP 12 B1 - PR-P ZIPPY WANTS FEEDING!Side B Runout Groove Hand-Etched
LEFTLP12A3 - COPYMASTERS. Miles. PR-RSide A runout etched
LEFTLP12B1 - PR-P ZIPPY WANTS FEEDING!Side B runout etched
LEFTLP12A3 - COPYMASTERS. Miles. PR-RSide A runout etched
LEFTLP12B1 - PR-P ZIPPY WANTS FEEDING!Side B runout etched
LEFTLP12A3 - COPYMASTERS. Miles. PR-RSide A runout etched
LEFTLP12B1 - PR-P ZIPPY WANTS FEEDING!Side B runout etched
1-26360-A-SR1 DMM SP 1-1 K-DISKA Runout Etching
1-26360-B-SR1 DMM SP 1-1 K-DISKB Runout Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Belgium | Indisc DILP 3677 / Indisc LEFT 3677First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Brazil | Rhythm King 492.034 / Stiletto 492.034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Spain | DRO 4D-0732-EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | Rhythm King LEFT LP12PFirst yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1990 | UK | Rhythm King LEFT LP12First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1990 | UK | Rhythm King LEFT LP12First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Rhythm King LEFT LP12First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1990 | US | Sire 1-26360 / Sire 9 26360-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 150.1188.1 27First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | Rhythm King LEFT LP12First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Argentina | ABR Discos TI 849LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | Betty Boo Records BOOCATLP01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Betty Boo Records BOOCATLP01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered |
13 vinyl pressings of Boomania are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1990 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, US, Germany, Belgium and more. One of them is Rhythm King LEFT LP12, released September 10, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LEFT LP12, LEFT LP12P, 1-26360, RTD 150.1188.1 27) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LEFTLP12A3 - COPYMASTERS. Miles. PR-R and LEFTLP12B1 - PR-P ZIPPY WANTS FEEDING!. 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.
