Vinyl pressings
by John Lee Hooker · 1971
Endless Boogie was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
ABC-S-720-ARunout side A
ABC-S-720-B LW [rotated 90 degrees]Runout side B
ABC-S-720-C LW [rotated 90 degrees]Runout side C
ABC-S-720-D 'WITH LOVE FROM JESSICA'Runout side D
ABC-S-720-A TSMSide A runout etched
ABC-S-720-B LWSide B runout etched
ABC-S-720-C LWSide C runout etched
ABC-S-720-D TSMSide D runout etched
ABCD-720-AW (MR) Δ15584Record 1, Side A, etched, (MR) logo stamp
ABCD-720-DW (MR) Δ15587-X “with LOVE FROM JESSICA”Record 1, Side D, etched, (MR) logo stamp
ABCD-720-BW (MR) Δ15584-XRecord 2, Side B, etched (MR) logo stamp
ABC-720-CW (MR) Δ15587Record 2, Side C, etched, (MR) logo stamp
ABC-S-720-ASide A etched
ABC-S-720-B LWSide B etched [LW rotated 90 degrees
ABC-S-720-C LWSide C etched [LW rotated 90 degrees]
ABC-S-720-D WITH LOVE FROM JESSICASide D etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records ABCD-720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | ABC Records ABCD 720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Probe IPP-93035BFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Probe IPP-93035BFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | ABC Records SR 673 / ABC Records SR 674First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | South Africa | ABC Records ABC 139B / ABC-Paramount ABC 139BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Probe SPB 1034 / Probe 1E 062 ◦ 92423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | ABC Records ABCD-720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | ABC Records ABCD-720First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | ABC Records ABCD-720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | ABC Records ABCD-720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | ABC Records ABCD-720First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Records ABCD-720LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records DL 0011/12 / Mediterraneo DL 0011/12LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records DL 0011/12 / Discos Mediterraneo, S.A. DL 0011/12LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP 70LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | ABC Records ABCD-720LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records 2022-720LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | ABC Records ABCD-720LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | ABC Records ABCD-720LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Records R204350-1 / ABC Records ABCD-720LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Endless Boogie are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCD-720.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-720, SPB 1034, ABCD 720, IPP-93035B) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABC-S-720-A and ABC-S-720-B LW [rotated 90 degrees]. 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.
