Vinyl pressings
by Gene Ammons · 1962
Bad! Bossa Nova was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year. 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.
PRST-7257-A STEREO AB ZAI VAN GELDERRunout side A, etched
PRST-7257-B STEREO AB ZAI VAN GELDERRunout side B, etched
STEREO VAN GELDERRunout fragment side A+B, stamped
PRLP-7257-A VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 1
PRLP-7257-B VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 1
PRLP-7257-A ZA AB VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 2
PRLP-7257-B ZA AB VAN GELDERSide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Prestige PR 7257 / Prestige 7257First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Prestige 7257 / Prestige PR 7257First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Esquire 32-178LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Prestige PR 7552 / Prestige PRST 7552LP, Reissue, Album, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR 7552 / Prestige P-7552LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR 7552 / Prestige PRT-7552LP, Reissue, Album, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-351 / Prestige P-7257LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-351 / Prestige P-7257LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Prestige PR 7257 / Alto Analogue AA 026LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 7257 / Prestige PRLP 7257LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 7257 / Prestige PRST 7257LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 7257 / Prestige 7257LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 7552 / Prestige PRST 7552LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 7257 / Prestige 7257LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Bad! Bossa Nova are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1962 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Prestige 7257, released November 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7257, PR 7257) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRST-7257-A STEREO AB ZAI VAN GELDER and PRST-7257-B STEREO AB ZAI VAN GELDER. 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.
