Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Kendricks · 1973
Boogie Down was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
62431-S T̶5̶4̶2̶4̶3̶F - 62435- 20D S16AA side deadwax - scribed
p(stamped/inverted) T54243F-61789- 7A- RE-1 S16A(scribed)B side deadwax
T̶4̶5̶2̶4̶3̶F̶-̶ 62431-20D S 02B-XA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
T̶5̶4̶2̶4̶3̶F̶-61789-7A- S 02B-XB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
T̶4̶5̶2̶4̶3̶F̶-̶ 62431-20D S 02B-XA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
T̶5̶4̶2̶4̶3̶F̶-61789-7A- S 02AB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
T-54243-A T54243F-62435-20D 5 08ARunout, side A, etched, variant 1
T-54243 B x T54243F-61789-74-RE-I 5 08BRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
T-54243-A T̶4̶5̶2̶4̶3̶F -62435-20D 5 02ARunout, side A, etched, variant 2
T-54243 B x T̶5̶4̶2̶3̶1̶F -61789-74-S 02B-XRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
T54243F-6243-20D-S17A T-54243-AS-1AA Side Runout
T̶5̶4̶2̶3̶4̶F 61789-7A-S17B T-54243-BS-1BB Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | Tamla CS-838 / Tapecar CS-838First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Motown T-54243FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Japan | Motown JET-2234First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.879First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Sweden | Tamla Motown 4E 006-95133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Tamla T 54243FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Tamla T 54243FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Tamla T 54243FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Tamla T 54243FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Tamla T 54243FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Tamla T 54243FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Tamla T 54243FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1974 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-104197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Brazil | Tamla CS-838 / Tapecar CS-8387", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 008-95133 / Tamla Motown 2C 008 - 95.1337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
26 vinyl pressings of Boogie Down are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Brazil, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Tamla T 54243F, released December 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54243F, CS-838, T-54243F, JET-2234) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 62431-S T̶5̶4̶2̶4̶3̶F - 62435- 20D S16A and p(stamped/inverted) T54243F-61789- 7A- RE-1 S16A(scribed). 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.
