Vinyl pressings
by Boots Randolph · 1966
Boots With Strings was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
XSBV 127657-1C E9Y-263 25BMA side runout, variant 1
XSBV127657-1B JMW E9Y-364 125B side runout, variant 1
XSBV 127657-1C E9Y-363 Nashville Matrix 125 BMA side runout, variant 2
XSBV127658-1B JMW E9Y-364 Nashville Matrix 125B side runout, variant 2
E9Y 363Side 1
E9Y 364Side 2
XSBV 127657-1C E9Y-263 25BMA side runout
XSBV127657-1B JMW E9Y-364 125B side runout
E9Y-364B side label
E97-363A side label
SLP 18066-A-1D 2 ? A 4 .o. E9Y-363.A Side Runout Etched & [Stamped: A]
SLP 18066-B-1D 1 ? A 1 .o. F9Y-364.B Side Runout Etched & [Stamped: A]
E9Y-263-1 I D1A Side (Variant 1)
E9Y-364-1I D2B Side (Variant 1)
E9Y-363-1 CA Side (Variant 2)
E9Y-364-1I D2B Side (Variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Monument SLP18066 / Monument SLP-18066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Monument SLP 18066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Italy | Monument SLP ST 75001 / Monument SLP18066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Italy | Monument SLP ST 75001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Monument SMO 5003First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Monument LMO 5003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Monument SLP 18066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Monument MLP 8066First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Monument SLP 18066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Monument MC6604First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Monument SLP 18066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Monument MLP 8066First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Monument SLP 18066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Monument SLP 18066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Monument SLP 18066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Monument SLP 18066LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Monument MLP8066 / Monument MLP-8066LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Monument MLP 8066LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Monument SLP 18066LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of Boots With Strings are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, Italy. One of them is Monument SLP 18066.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP 18066, MLP 8066, MC6604, SLP18066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSBV 127657-1C E9Y-263 25BM and XSBV127657-1B JMW E9Y-364 125. 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.
