Vinyl pressings
by Man Parrish · 1984
Boogie Down (Bronx) was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ᐉ SS-430-A HERbiE JR :v) ANgiE "ANoThER FREsh BoogiE DowN MiX" PAT BoogiE DowN DA BRoNx BETh BoogiE DowN DA BRoNx ANgiE BoogiE DowN DA BRoNx HERbiE JR BoogiE DowN DA BRoNx M1Runout etched side A
ᐉ SS-430-B-1 HERbiE JR :v)Runout etched side B
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK EDP (in a circle)Runout stamped sides A & B
SS-430ACentre label side A
SS-430-A HERbiE JR :v) ANgiE "ANoThER FREsh BoogiE DowN MiX" PAT BoogiE DowN DA BRoNx BETh BoogiE DowN DA BRoNx ANgiE BoogiE DowN DA BRoNx HERbiE JR BoogiE DowN DA BRoNx M2Etchings side A
SS-430-B-1 HERbiE JR :v) M2Etchings side B
SS-430ACentre label side A
SS-430BCentre label side B
POSP 731 A // 1 ▽ 420 W 1 1 Phil 5A side runout, stamped/etched
POSP 731 B // 1 ▽ 420 W 1 1 5B side runout, stamped
TD o C - 126,509 - ARunout, side A
[sign] o TD C - 126,509 - BRunout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Germany | YXA INT 126.509First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | Germany | YXA INT 126.509First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Germany | YXA INT 126.509First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | UK | Polydor POSP 731 / Polydor 881781--7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | Sugarscoop SS-430First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Sugarscoop YE-132First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | Sugarscoop SS-430First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Sugarscoop SS-43012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Germany | YXA INT 111.5927", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Germany | YXA INT 111.5927", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 340112", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 14017" | 7" |
| 1985 | UK | Polydor POSPX 731-DJ / Polydor 881 781-112", 45 RPM, Advance | 12", 45 RPM, Advance |
| 1985 | UK | Boiling Point POSPX 731 / Boiling Point 881 781-112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Spain | Max Music MAX 15912", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Boogie Down (Bronx) are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1984 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Germany. One of them is Sugarscoop SS-430.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SS-430, YE-132, POSP 731, INT 126.509) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ᐉ SS-430-A HERbiE JR :v) ANgiE "ANoThER FREsh BoogiE DowN MiX" PAT BoogiE DowN DA BRoNx BETh BoogiE DowN DA BRoNx ANgiE BoogiE DowN DA BRoNx HERbiE JR BoogiE DowN DA BRoNx M1 and ᐉ SS-430-B-1 HERbiE JR :v). 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.
