Vinyl pressings
by Lou Donaldson · 1967
Alligator Bogaloo was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
BNST-84263-A VAN GELDERA Side etched [exc. VAN GELDER]
BNST-84263-B VAN GELDERB Side etched [exc. VAN GELDER]
BNST 84263-AA side label
BNST 84263-BB side label
p o BST 84263 Side 1-1A B 3Runout Side A, Variant 1
p o BST 84263 Side 2-1A B4Runout Side B, Variant 1
p BST 84263 SIDE 1-1A o A 3Runout Side A, Variant 2
p BST 84263 SIDE 2-1A o A 1Runout Side B, Variant 2
BNLP• 4263•A• 114Side A runout, etched
BNLP•4263•B • 114Side B runout, etched
VAN GELDERBoth sides runout, stamped
BNST 84263·A· VAN GELDER 114Side A runout
BNST·84263·B· VAN GELDER 114Side B runout
BNST 84263-ASide A label
BNST 84263-BSide B label
T o BST 84263 Side 1-1A BRunout Side A, Variant 1
T o BST 84263 Side 2-1CRunout Side B, Variant 1
BNST 84263 ALabel Side A
BNST 84263 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Blue Note BST-84263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Blue Note BST-84263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | Blue Note BST 84263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | Blue Note BST 84263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84263 / Blue Note BLP 4263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany & Switzerland | Blue Note BST 84263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BLP 4263First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BLP 4263 / Blue Note 84263First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST-84263LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 84263LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Blue Note BST-84263 / Blue Note 84263LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST 84263LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST 84263 / Blue Note BST-84263LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Blue Note GXK-8218 / Blue Note BST 84263LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Blue Note GXK-8218 / Blue Note BST 84263LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | UK | Blue Note 7842631LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Japan | Blue Note BN 4263LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Worldwide | Blue Note BST 84263 / Blue Note BLP 4263LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note 4263 / Blue Note BLP 4263LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST-84263 / Blue Note 84263LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST-84263 / Blue Note 84263LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Alligator Bogaloo are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Germany & Switzerland, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Blue Note BST 84263, released August 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BST 84263, BLP 4263, BST-84263) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BNST-84263-A VAN GELDER and BNST-84263-B VAN GELDER. 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.
