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Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax

by Boots Randolph · 1963

48 pressings7 countriesJazzPop

Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax

25 pressings came out in 1963, 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.

US

1963
Label and catalog number
Monument MLP-8002Monument MLP 8002
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

B3P-105-1E Ø ISide A - etched

B3P-106 1H Ø ISide B - etched

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US

1963
Label and catalog number
Monument SLP-18002
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

P3RS-5101-1 B3Y-107 ¢ ISide A runout

B3Y-108-1D ¢ ISide B runout

Full details of this pressing

US

1963
Label and catalog number
Monument SLP-18002
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Pitman Pressing
Runout / matrix

BSY-107 Ω o S-1 SLP-18002-A-1E 2 P D3Side A etched, except P D3

BSY-108 Ω o S-2 SLP-18002-B-1M 1 P D3Side B etched, except P D3

Full details of this pressing

US

1963
Label and catalog number
Monument MLP 8002
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

B3P-105 Nashville Matrix (script) 125Side A runout

B3P-106 Nashville Matrix (script) FS 125Side B runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 48 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s27 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963AustraliaLondon Records HAA 7733First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963CanadaMonument XM-8002First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963CanadaMonument SM 18002First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963CanadaMonument SLP-18002First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963CanadaMonument XM 8002First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963SpainMonument MNT 80714First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963UKMonument HA-U 8106 / London Records HA-U 8106First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USMonument MLP-8002 / Monument MLP 8002First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USMonument SLP-18002First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USMonument SLP-18002First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USMonument MLP 8002First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USMonument SLP-18002First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USMonument MLP 8002First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USMonument SLP 18002First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USMonument MLP 8002First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
All 27 pressings from the 1960s
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1976USMonument MC6600 / Monument MC 6600LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
Year unknown20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaMonument SM 18002LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaMonument SLP-18002LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaMonument SLP-18002LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaMonument SLP 18002LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaMonument SM 18002 / Monument SM. 18002LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaMonument MLP 8002LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?GermanyMonument NM 398LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USMonument SLP-18002LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USMonument SLP-18002LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?USMonument KZ-33298LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USMonument SLP 18002LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?USMonument SLP 18002LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?USMonument SLP 18002LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?USMonument SLP 18002 / Monument SLP-18002LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USMonument SLP 18002LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
All 20 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. Yakety Songs
  2. A1Yakety Sax2:00
  3. A2Walk Right In2:15
  4. A3If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time)2:02
  5. A4Cotton Fields2:12
  6. A5Charlie Brown2:29
  7. A6Cacklin' Sax1:56
  8. 'Soul' Music
  9. B1Smoke Gets In Your Eyes3:12
  10. B2I Can't Stop Loving You3:02
  11. B3Lonely Street2:25
  12. B4It Keeps Right On A Hurtin'2:22
  13. B5I Fall To Pieces2:31
  14. B6I Really Don't Want To Know4:12

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax are there?

48 vinyl pressings of Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1976.

When was Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Monument MLP-8002.

How do I tell if my copy of Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MLP-8002, SLP-18002, MLP 8002, SLP 18002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B3P-105-1E Ø I and B3P-106 1H Ø I. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax on vinyl worth?

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.

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