Vinyl pressings
by Boots Randolph 路 1970
Boots With Brass was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
SLP18147-A 饾悎IOW 3潭2潭9潭0潭 685 MR PA side runout is etched, P is stamped
SLP-18147 Side 2 Stereo 饾悎lOY-686 MR P oB side runout is etched, P o is stamped
I10Y-685Side A
I10Y-686Side B
I10Y-685Side A
I10Y-686Side B
SMX37771Side A label
SMX37772Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Monument SLP 18147First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Monument SLP 18147First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Panama | Discos Istme帽os -First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo |
| 1970 | US | Monument SLP18147 / Monument SLP-18147First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Monument SLP18147 / Monument SLP-18147First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo |
| 1970 | Australia | Monument SPL-934128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Monument SLP 18147First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Monument SLP-18147 / Monument SLP18147First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Monument SLP ST 75030 / Monument SLP18147LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Mexico | Orfeon LPI/E-269LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Monument UPS-143-TLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Monument MC6613LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | Monument LMNTX 202 / Monument SLP 18147LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Monument SLP 18147LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Boots With Brass are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada, Jamaica and more. One of them is Monument SLP 18147, released November 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP 18147, SLP-18147, SLP18147, SPL-934128) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLP18147-A 饾悎IOW 3潭2潭9潭0潭 685 MR P and SLP-18147 Side 2 Stereo 饾悎lOY-686 MR P o. 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.
