Vinyl pressings
by Joe Cuba Sextet · 1966
Bang! Bang! was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
2529-1 A3 RA side runout, variant 1
2528-1 A1 RB side runout, variant 1
2529-1 A3 RA side runout, variant 2
2528-1 B1 ̶C̶ RB side runout, variant 2
2529A Side Matrix
2528B Side Matrix
2529-1 Bell Sound EY A1A Side Runout
2528-1 Bell Sound EY A 1B Side Runout
T-2529A Side label
T-2528B Side label
2529-1 Bell Sound EY IA side runout
2528-1 Bell Sound EY IB side runout
2529A side label
2528B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Roulette T-475 / Tico Records T-475First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Greece | Roulette 2748First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Mexico | Tico Records 45-I-006First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Mexico | Tico Records 45-I-006First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Mexico | Tico Records 45-1-006 / Orfeon Videovox, S.A. 45-1-006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Peru | Tico Records 45-8014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Pye International 7N.25401First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Pye International 7N 25401First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records T-475First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records T-475First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records T-475First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records T-475First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records T-475First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records T-475First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Tico Records 5180297", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Mexico | Tico Records 45 I 0067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records 11.0307", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of Bang! Bang! are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is Tico Records T-475.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-475, 7N.25401, 7N 25401, 2748) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2529-1 A3 R and 2528-1 A1 R. 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.
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