Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Jeff Walker · 1968
Mr. Bojangles was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST-C-681353-AA Δ12375Side A runout
ST-C-681354-AA Δ12375-XSide B runout
ST-C-681353-MOSide A label
ST-C-681354-MOSide B label
S T C681353-1B 1 CT TSide A runout, variant 1
CT O ST-C-681354-1A 1 TSide B runout, variant 1
o ST C681353-1A 1 CT T B 5Side A runout, variant 2
CT o ST-C-681354-1A 1 T B 6Side B runout, variant 2
ST-C-681353-1S ISide 1 runout (stamped)
ST-C-681354-1S ISide 2 runout (stamped)
ST-C-681353Side 1 label
ST-C-681354Side 2 label
o S T C681353-1B | CT T A6Runout A stamp; T etch
CT o ST-C-681354-1A | T B1Runout B etamp, T etch
ST-C-681353CTMatrix A on label
ST-C-681354CTMatrix B on label
C-12861-AA (MR) △12356 AT LWRunout side A
C-12861 -AA AT LWI (MR) △12356-XRunout side B
C-12861-MOLabel side A
C-12862-MOLabel side B
C-12861-A LW AT WSide A
C-12862 -A LW AT WSide B
C-12861Label side A
C-12862Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933072 / Atlantic SAL-933,072First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-259First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-259LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-259First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-259LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | ATCO Records SD 33-259First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | ATCO Records 228006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-259First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-259First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-259First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-259First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 33-259 / ATCO Records SD 33-259First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 33-259 / ATCO Records SD 33-259First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-786LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-259LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-259LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-259LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Bainbridge Records BT-6222LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Atlantic SD 33-259LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Atlantic SD 33-259LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-259LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-259LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-259LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 33-259LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 33-259LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Mr. Bojangles are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 33-259, released September 25, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-259, 33-259, 228006, SAL-933072) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-681353-AA Δ12375 and ST-C-681354-AA Δ12375-X. 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.
