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.
19 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
68C-14622-MOSide A label
68C-14623-MOSide B label
68C-14622-21 AT MR LW △72031Deadwax A
68C-14623-21 MR LW AT △72031-XDeadwax B
68C-14622-1Side A Deadwax Runout, Etched
68C-14623-1Side B Deadwax Runout, Etched
68C-14622-PLSide A Label
68C-14623-PLSide B Label
68C-14622 SPA-side label
68C-14623 SPB-side label
X 68C-14622-1Side A Deadwax Runout, Etched
X 68C-14623-1Side B Deadwax Runout, Etched
68C-14622-LYSide A Label
68C-14623-LYSide B Label
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 AK-2434First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2434First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2434First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic ATL. 70.305First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-2434First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | Atlantic N 28 - 36First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 419First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.305First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.305First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 584200First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6594First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6594First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6594First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6594First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6594First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records 6594X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Atlantic OS-131837", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic OS-131837", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | ATCO Records 45-65947", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
23 vinyl pressings of Mr. Bojangles are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6594, released June 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6594, 6594, 584200, AK-2434) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 68C-14622-MO and 68C-14623-MO. 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.
