US
1961- Label and catalog number
- Time Records S/2020
- Format
- LP, Stereo · Gatefold
Vinyl pressings
by Hugo Montenegro · 1961
Boogie Woogie + Bongos was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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.
SKB-664-N8Side A, stamped
SKB-665-N5Side B, etched
&symbol etched on side A
Anvil symbolSide A, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Time Records S/2020First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Time Records S/2020First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Australia | Time Records 52020LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Time Records S/2020LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Time Records 52020LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Time Oriole OTS-2019LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Oriole OTS 2019LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Bainbridge Records BT 1009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Mode Disques CMDT. 9430LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | France | Mode Disques MDT 9430 / Mode Disques MDT. 9430LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Mode Disques STMDT 9430 / Mode Disques STMDT. 9430LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Time Records S/2020LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Time Records 52020LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Boogie Woogie + Bongos are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Time Records S/2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S/2020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.