Vinyl pressings
by Martin Stephenson And The Daintees · 1986
Boat To Bolivia was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 4 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.
KWLP 5 A // 1 ▽ 42 0 C 1 1 timtomVariant 1, Side A
KWLP 5 B // 1 ▽ 42 0 C TY 1 1 timtomVariant 1, Side B
KWLP 5 A // 1 ▽ 420 C 11 1 timtomVariant 2, Side A
KWLP 5 B // 1 ▽ 420 C TY 11 5Variant 2, Side B
KWLP 5 A-1U-1-1Runout Side A
KWLP 5 B // 1 ∇ 420 C 1 2. Etched TYRunout Side B
PACLZ 3996Label Side A
PACLZ 3997Label Side B
828 012-1-A SnB 230 DM - 1Runout side A
828 012 1-B SnB 230 DM - 2Runout side B
261 828012 1 // 1 380 POLYGRAMSide 1 runout.
261 828012 1 // 2 380 POLYGRAM D 2Side 2 runout.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | London Records DJL 223First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | Canada | London Records 828 012-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Kitchenware Records 828 012-1 / London Records 828 012-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Metronome 828 012-1 / London Records 828 012-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Metronome 828 045-1 / Kitchenware Records 828 045-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Kitchenware Records KWLP5LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Kitchenware Records KWLP5First yearLP, White Label, Promo · Promo | LP, White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | Kitchenware Records KWLP 5 / Kitchenware Records KWLP 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Kitchenware Records KWLP 5 / Kitchenware Records KWLP5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | London Records 828 012-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | Sung Eum Limited 828 045-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Boat To Bolivia are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1986 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, Canada, France, Germany. One of them is Kitchenware Records KWLP 5, released May 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KWLP 5, KWLP5, DJL 223, 828 012-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KWLP 5 A // 1 ▽ 42 0 C 1 1 timtom and KWLP 5 B // 1 ▽ 42 0 C TY 1 1 timtom. 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.
