Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Palmieri · 1967
Bamboleate was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
TRLP-1150-A Audiomatrix 1-28-67 AB 2-67Hand etched - side A, Audiomatrix stamped
TRLP-1150-B Audiomatrix AB 2-67Hand etched - side B, Audiomatrix stamped
TRLP-1150-BLabel B
TRLP-1150-ALabel A
TRSLP-1150-A 1-31-67 AudioMatrixSide A runout
TRSLP-1150-B AudioMatrixSide B runout
TRSLP-1150-ASide A label printed
TRSLP-1150-BSide B label printed
17-05-119-1ASide A, etched
17-05-120-1ASide B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Mexico | Tico Mexico R-2501First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Mexico | Tico Mexico SR-2501First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tico Records LP 1150 / Tico Records TRLP-1150First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tico Records (S)LP 1150 / Tico Records TRSLP-1150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Colombia | Tico Records DCM-TICO 34034LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Tico Records TSLP 1414LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1977 | France | Tico Records TSLP 1414LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1977 | Panama | Tico Records TSLP 1150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | Tico Records JMTS 1414 / Tico Records TSLP 1414LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Venezuela | Tico Records LPS-88806LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Tico Records HOT 130 / Caliente HOT 130LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Spain | Vampi Soul VAMPI 018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Tico Records SLP 1150 / Tico Records (S)LP 1150LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 1150LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 1150LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 1150LP | LP |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records (S)LP 1150LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Bamboleate are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Mexico. One of them is Tico Records LP 1150.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 1150, (S)LP 1150, R-2501, SR-2501) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TRLP-1150-A Audiomatrix 1-28-67 AB 2-67 and TRLP-1150-B Audiomatrix AB 2-67. 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.
