Vinyl pressings
by Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band · 1969
In The Jungle, Babe was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year, in 7 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.
1º T 1 39524 WS 1801 A -1A. D4Side A runout
º T 39525 WS 1801 B 1 -1A. A1Side B runout
S39524Side A label
S39525Side B label
S 1 39524 WS 1801 A -1D o B2Runout A
1 39525 WS 1801 B 1 -1B. o ARunout B
S39524Label A
S39525Label B
S39524Side A label
S39525Side B label
WS 1801A-2 *T STEREOVariant 1 Runout side A
WS 1801B-1 *T STEREOVariant 1 Runout side B
WS 1801A-2 *T STEREO 1 KT BVariant 2 Runout side A
WS 1801B-1 *T STEREO 1 KT DVariant 2 Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records SLPW.1561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1801 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1801First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Lebanon | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1801First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Philippines | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1801First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1801First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1801First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1801 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1801First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1801First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1978LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | UK | Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom 8122-74678-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 12.862 / Music Hall 12.862LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1801LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of In The Jungle, Babe are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1969 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1801.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1801, 1801, SLPW.1561) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1º T 1 39524 WS 1801 A -1A. D4 and º T 39525 WS 1801 B 1 -1A. A1. 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.
